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• 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

• neem
• nim tree
• margosa
• arishth
• Azadirachta indica
• Melia Azadirachta

News & Articles

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• Students fight malaria with Neem trees
  Fairfield Rotary’s high school and college chapters are trying to stamp out malaria by planting trees. The idea may sound odd at first, considering previous efforts to control the disease have focused on mosquito nets. But a special kind of tree known as a Neem tree is being used to control the deadly disease in Africa. Suraj Rao, president of Fairfield Interact, Rotary’s high school chapter ...
  Nov. 8, 2013 - The Fairfield Ledger