Neem

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /niːm/

Origin

From Hindi नीम, from Sanskrit निम्ब.

Full definition of neem

Noun

1. a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, , whose seeds yield the insecticide azadirachtin
• 2008, Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger, Atlantic 2009, p. 108: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.

Synonyms

• margosa

Derived terms

• neem cake