noun
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
• Syn: ↑neem, ↑neem tree, ↑margosa, ↑arishth, ↑Azadirachta indica, ↑Melia Azadirachta
• Hypernyms: ↑tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Azadirachta, ↑genus Azadirachta
• Part Meronyms: ↑neem seed
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noun : margosa
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neem (def. 2).
[1875-80]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.