单词 | neem tree |
释义 | > as lemmasneem tree 1. More fully neem tree. A tree, Azadirachta indica (family Meliaceae), widely found in South Asia, where it is valued for its leaves and bitter bark which are used medicinally, and for the oil of its seeds which is used in soaps. Cf. margosa n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > azedarac white cedar1654 bead-tree1668 azedarac1753 Melia1753 pride of China1778 pride of India1803 margosa1813 neema1819 China-tree1819 sandal-tree1864 holy tree1866 China-berry1890 a1819 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. (ed. 2) II. 445 The principal square..regularly planted with beautiful nym or lym-trees. 1824 R. Heber Jrnl. 1 Oct. in Narr. Journey Upper Provinces India (1828) I. xiv. 340 We..proceeded about twelve miles, to the second customary station, called Cussiah, a grove of neem-trees. 1827 Trans. Med. & Physical Soc. Calcutta 3 430 I beg to offer..a new and perhaps interesting substance, the Crystallized Sulphate of the bitter (and I trust) the febrifuge principle of the Neem (Melia Azedirachta). 1876 Cornhill Mag. Sept. 320 There was Beena..standing apart under a nim tree. 1885 E. Arnold Secret of Death Introd. 3 Bright with fragrant blossoms, borne By neem and baubul. 1911 J. G. Frazer Golden Bough: Magic Art (ed. 3) I. v. 293 In order to procure rain people of low caste in the Central Provinces of India will tie a frog to a rod covered with green leaves and branches of the nîm tree. 1949 H. W. Florey et al. Antibiotics I. xiv. 586 The nim tree (Melia azadirachta, M. indica) has been cultivated throughout India on account of its medicinal properties. 1971 R. Russell tr. A. Ahmad Shore & Wave i. 9 There were only tracks on Gipsies' Hill, winding their way through the trees of..bitter-leaved neem among rocks. 1986 A. Ghosh Circle of Reason ix. 170 Rakesh..began to clean his teeth with a twig of neem. 2001 M. Hughes et al. World Food: India 248 The neem tree is a living legend, with its uses being heralded to the high heavens in everything from ancient Ayurvedic treatises to US courts fighting for patents over its various uses. < as lemmas |
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