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AZADIRACHTA

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Meaning:

Genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees

Synonyms:

Azadirachta; genus Azadirachta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Azadirachta" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Azadirachta"):

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)

Holonyms ("Azadirachta" is a member of...):

family Meliaceae; mahogany family; Meliaceae (tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees)

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