"Azadirachta" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family MELIACEAE. Members contain azadirachtin A (a limonoid commonly referred to as azadirachtin) and other TRITERPENES. They have been used in PESTICIDES. The old name of Melia azadirachta is very similar to a related plant, MELIA AZEDARACH.
| Descriptor ID |
D031601
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.715.124
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| Concept/Terms |
Azadirachta- Azadirachta
- Azadirachtas
- Neem Tree
- Neem Trees
- Tree, Neem
- Trees, Neem
Azadirachta indica- Azadirachta indica
- Azadirachta indicas
- indicas, Azadirachta
- Melia azadirachta
- Melia azadirachtas
- azadirachtas, Melia
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