Definition: melia azadirachta

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7

Melia Azadirachta
     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 [syn: neem,
          neem tree, nim tree, margosa, arishth, Azadirachta
         indica, Melia Azadirachta]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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