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Meaning of neem | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
niːm

Definitions

Azadirachta indica, a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, whose seeds yield neem oil, the insecticide azadirachtin.

Equivalents

العربية أزادرخت شريش
Bosanski màina
Español margosa nim
Français neem
हिन्दी नीम शीत
Hrvatski màina
ខ្មែរ ស្ដៅ
ಕನ್ನಡ ಬೇವು
한국어 님나무
Kurdî nim
മലയാളം ആര്യവേപ്പ്
Bahasa Melayu mambu
မြန်မာဘာသာ တမာ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ نم ਨਿੰਮ
Português amargoseira nim
Српски màina
Kiswahili mwarobaini
తెలుగు వేప
ไทย สะเดา
اردو نیم
Tiếng Việt sầu đâu

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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