Associations to the word «Neem»

Wiktionary

NEEM, noun. A large, mostly evergreen tree from India, Azadirachta indica, whose seeds yield the insecticide azadirachtin

Dictionary definition

NEEM, 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.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats