NEEM

NEEM
negative effect erasing method

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(nēm) [Hindi nīm] Azadirachta indica, a large evergreen tree native to India and Sri Lanka, with compound leaves and small white flowers and having antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, and antimalarial activity. All of its parts have long been used medicinally for a wide variety of indications, and its oil is used as an insecticide.

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  • neem — [nēm] n. a tall, tropical evergreen tree (Azadirachta indica) of the mahogany family, cultivated, esp. in Asia, for its wood and aromatic oil (neem oil) …   English World dictionary

  • Neem — Taxobox name = Azadirachta indica image width = 240px image caption = Azadirachta indica regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta ordo = Sapindales familia = Meliaceae genus = Azadirachta species = A. indica binomial = Azadirachta indica binomial …   Wikipedia

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  • Neem — Margousier Margousier …   Wikipédia en Français

  • neem — 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 • Syn: ↑neem tree, ↑nim tree, ↑margosa, ↑arishth, ↑Azadirachta indica,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • neem — noun /niːm/ a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, Azadirachta indica, whose seeds yield the insecticide azadirachtin He was standing at the gate, rubbing his teeth with a twig broken from a neem tree – which is what many poor people in my… …   Wiktionary

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