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neem
- /niːm/ UK
Rhymes with -iːm
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hindi नीम (nīm) / Urdu نِیم (nīm), from Sanskrit निम्ब (nimba).
noun neems · nim
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Azadirachta indica, a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, whose seeds yield neem oil, the insecticide azadirachtin.
He was standing at the gate, rubbing his teeth with a twig broken from a neem tree – which is what many poor people in my country do, Mr Premier, when they want to clean their teeth.
Similar: margosa, peelu, chinaberry, white cedar, Persian lilac, syringa berry, bead tree, azedarach
Translations
Every language
noun Azadirachta indica
| Español | nim, margosa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 님나무 nimnamu |
| 中文 | 印度苦楝 yìndùkǔliàn |
| हिन्दी | नीम nīm |
| Kiswahili | mwarobaini |
| Português | amargoseira, nim |
| Русский | ним nim, ни́им níim, азадира́хта инди́йская azadiráxta indíjskaja |
| Tiếng Việt | sầu đâu, thầu đâu |
| العربية | أَزَادَرْخَت ʔazādarḵat, شِرِيش širīš |
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title = {neem},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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