neem
- 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
- She's had particular luck with the neem tree, whose medicinal properties are so great it's known as the village pharmacy in India.
- Even if the treaty eventually goes into effect, the neem-seed case will remain a murky one.
- Through their villages, in a 1948 Buick that scattered peacocks, startled bullocks and cloaked the neem trees with dust as it sped along, came the Maharani Gayatri Devi, her .