neems

Noun

neem (plural neems)

1. Azadirachta indica, a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, whose seeds yield neem oil, 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 country do, Mr Premier, when they want to clean their teeth.2008, Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger, Atlantic, published 2009, page 108

   Synonyms:

   margosa, peelu, chinaberry, white cedar, Persian lilac, syringa berry, bead tree, azedarach