Definition of NEEM TREE (Meaning of NEEM TREE) in the Online Dictionary



WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] large semi-evergreen tree of East India; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia

	Synonyms:	arishth, Azadirachta indica, margosa, Melia Azadirachta, neem, nim tree

	See Also:	Azadirachta, genus Azadirachta, neem seed, tree

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Neem" tree`\ [Hind. n[=i]m.] (Bot.) An Asiatic name for {Melia Azadirachta}, and {M. Azedarach}. See {Margosa}.