CHINABERRY

chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach

(noun) tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

chinaberry (plural chinaberries)

(US) The bead tree or azedarac, Melia azedarach, a deciduous tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae, native to India, southern China and Australia, or its fruit.

(US) The soapberry (genus Sapindus, especially Sapindus saponaria), native to the Americas.

(US) Actaea rubra, a poisonous herbaceous flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to North America.

Synonyms

• (Melia azedarach): azedarach, Persian lilac, white cedar, cape lilac, syringa, bead tree

• (Actaea rubra): red baneberry, doll's eye

Source: Wiktionary



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