neem
noun/niːm/
/niːm/
- a tropical tree, which provides ingredients used in medicines and in farming, for instance to keep insects away from crops
- Neem oil is used as both an insecticide and a fungicide.
- Leaves of the neem tree are used to wipe the floors of houses.
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