Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A tall, usually evergreen East Indian tree (Azadirachta indica) widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its timber, resin, bitter bark, and aromatic seed oil, which is used medicinally and as an insecticide.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An East Indian tree, the margosa.
Wiktionary
- n. a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, Azadirachta indica, whose seeds yield the insecticide azadirachtin
WordNet 3.0
- n. 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
Etymologies
- From Hindi नीम (nīm), from Sanskrit निम्ब (nimba). (Wiktionary)
- Hindi nīm, from Sanskrit nimbaḥ. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“One researcher has called the neem scene an "uncharted jungle" of miscellaneous assertions, disconnected details, and limitless possibilities.”
“It is so good for this purpose that a 1968 United Nations report called a neem plantation in northern Nigeria "the greatest boon of the century" to the local inhabitants.”
“The idea is simple: make high quality body care products out of this awesome plant called the neem tree and then sell them here in the United States.”
“-- also known as neem -- have seeds with high oil content.”
“Enforcement activities will significantly increase the demand for effective, selective pesticides with low toxicity and low persistence, such as neem-based pesticides, which are suitable for organic farming and also for IPM concepts.”
“Governmental organisations should assist the creation of proper frame conditions to make use of the new resource "neem" in the form of training, education, awareness-raising, and also research.”
“One reason for some disappointment lies in the fact that "neem" does not always mean the same thing.”
“This has put pressure on agricultural producers to look for alternatives to synthetic pesticides, such as neem-based pesticides.”
“The "neem" which our mothers and grandmothers have used for centuries as a pesticide and fungicide has been patented for these uses by W.R. Grace, another”
Monocultures, Monopolies, Myths And The Masculinisation Of Agriculture
“Raise pest-repellent plants such as neem and marigold near the animal housing.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘neem’.
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Flora
Flowers and plants have some of the most beautiful names.
These are often the common names, as opposed to the scientific or botanical names.daffodil, gardenia, tulip, snapdragon, violet, orchid, bleeding heart, daisy, lily, lilac, narcissus, rose and 278 more...
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Periodic Table of Cake
I should have known better, but once I got started on this, I realized it’s basically the same thing as Ruzuzu’s list “Let them eat cake”, with less cake.
cheese, ague, almond, alum, pan, ash, beef, tea, Baddeley, daikon, yellow, zebra and 44 more...
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Sanskritist
Ancient Vedic language of India, Yoga, Buddhism and Hinduism
turmeric, soma, shruti, shanti, hrdaya, samsara, mukta, jnana, namaste, atman, tara, citta and 92 more...
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Trees!
mahogany, sequoia, balsa, sandalwood, tamarind, balsam, eucalyptus, birch, willow, buttonwood, evergreen, loblolly and 501 more...
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persnickety parlance
behoove, ebullient, insouciant, insipient, froth, quandary, quixotic, tendril, maktub, furrow, furl, anastrophe and 1076 more...
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the grove
hawthorn, poplar, cedar, myrtle, rowan, oak, hornbeam, alder, yew, hazel, cypress, elder and 64 more...
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