Definition: melia azadirachta
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.
