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Plant name	nimba
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Azadirachta indica A. Juss. - please click to view full record
Latin name (synonyms)	Melia azadirachta L., Antelaea azadirachta (L.) Adelb.
Sanskrit name	nimba, prabhadra
Hindi name	nīm, nimb
Bengali name	nim
Tamil name	malaivēmpu, vēmpu, vēppu
Malayalam name	malavēppu, vēppu, aryavēppu, āruvēppu, kaipppanvēppu
English name	Indian lilac, Margosa
Search occurrence	nimba, prabhadra, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 551) 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).

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