Akademik

large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia

see neem

neem tree «neem»,

a meliaceous tree of India and Ceylon (Sri Lanka), sometimes 50 feet high, with broad, pinnate leaves; margosa. The natives chew its small twigs and use them as toothbrushes.

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