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NEEM SEED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Seed of neem trees; source of pesticides and fertilizer and medicinal products

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("neem seed" is a kind of...):

seed (a small hard fruit)

Meronyms (substance of "neem seed"):

azadirachtin (insecticide)

neem cake (residue after oil is pressed from neem seeds)

Holonyms ("neem seed" is a part of...):

arishth; Azadirachta indica; margosa; Melia Azadirachta; neem; neem tree; nim tree (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)

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