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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
Español margosa nim
हिन्दी नीम
한국어 님나무
Português amargoseira nim
ไทย สะเดา
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

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

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