Definitions for neemnim
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
neemnim(n.)
a product of the seeds of a tropical tree, Azadirachta indica, of the mahogany family, that disrupts reproduction in insects: used as an insecticide.
Category: Pesticides
Origin of neem:
1805–15; < Indo-Aryan; cf. Bengali nim, Hindi n?b, nīb, nīm, Skt nimba-
Princeton's WordNet
neem, neem tree, nim tree, margosa, arishth, Azadirachta indica, Melia Azadirachta(noun)
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
Wiktionary
neem(Noun)
a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, Azadirachta indica, whose seeds yield the insecticide azadirachtin
Origin: From नीम, from निम्ब.
Translations for neem
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- PuntAfrikaans
- نُتوء أرضي في البَحْرArabic
- носBulgarian
- caboPortuguese (BR)
- mys, výběžekCzech
- die LandspitzeGerman
- oddeDanish
- ακρωτήρι, κάβοςGreek
- punta, caboSpanish
- neemEstonian
- دماغهFarsi
- niemiFinnish
- pointeFrench
- צוּקHebrew
- oštrinaCroatian
- pontHungarian
- tanjungIndonesian
- nes, oddiIcelandic
- puntaItalian
- 岬Japanese
- 해안의 돌출 부, 곶Korean
- iškyšulys, ragasLithuanian
- zemesragsLatvian
- tanjungMalay
- kaapDutch
- nes, odde, pyntNorwegian
- cypelPolish
- لب آب يا درياPersian
- د سيند غاړهPashto
- caboPortuguese
- capRomanian
- мысRussian
- mys, výbežokSlovak
- rtičSlovenian
- vrhSerbian
- uddeSwedish
- แหลมThai
- burunTurkish
- 岬Chinese (Trad.)
- мис; стрілкаUkrainian
- کنارہUrdu
- mũi đấtVietnamese
- 岬Chinese (Simp.)
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