nimba m. the Nimb or Neemb tree, Azadirachta Indica (its fruit is bitter and its leaves are chewed at funeral ceremonies), Gobh. ; Var. ; Suśr. ; Kāv. (also -ka ).
Nimba [Sanskrit nimba, non-Aryan] the Nimb tree (Azadirachta Indica), bearing a bitter leaf, and noted for its hard wood Vin I 152 (°kosa), 284 (the same), 201 (°kasāva); A I 32; V 212; Vv 33 36 (°muṭṭhi, a handful of n. leaves); Ja II 105, 106; Dhp-a I 52 (°kosa); As 320 {332} (°paṇṇa, the leaf of the n. as example of tittaka, bitter taste); Vv-a 142 (°palāsa); Pv-a 220 (°rukkhassa daṇḍena katasūla).
【陽】 印度楝(東印度群島的一種大喬木 (Melia azadirachta),其樹幹滲出一種粘膠,樹皮味苦,有滋補作用,果實和種子産一種藥用芳香油)。
(masc, masc) neem tree; margosa tree; Azadirachta Lindica margosa tree, Azadirachta Lindica