azedarach

azedarach
    n 1: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and
         small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern
         United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry},
         {chinaberry tree}, {China tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-
         of-India}, {azederach}, {azedarach}, {Melia azederach},
         {Melia azedarach}]
    

Azedarach \A*zed"a*rach\, azederach \azederach\, n. [F.
   az['e]darac, Sp. acederaque, Pers. [=a]z[=a]ddirakht noble
   tree.]
   1. (Bot.) a handsome tree ({Melia azedarach}) of the mahogany
      family, native to Northern India and China, having long
      clusters of fragrant purple blossoms and small ornamental
      but inedible yellow fruits. It has been naturalized as a
      shade tree and is common in the southern United States; --
      called also, {chinaberry}, {China tree}, {Pride of India},
      {Pride of China}, and {Bead tree}.

   Syn: chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac,
        pride-of-India, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia
        azedarach
        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

   2. (Med.) The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a
      cathartic and emetic.
      [1913 Webster] Azerbaidzhan