chinaberry

chinaberry
    n 1: evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing
         saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans [syn:
         {China tree}, {false dogwood}, {jaboncillo}, {chinaberry},
         {Sapindus saponaria}]
    2: 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
    

chinaberry \chinaberry\ n.
   1. an evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit
      containing saponin which was used as soap by native
      Americans.

   Syn: China tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, Sapindus
        saponaria.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. a tree of N India and China having purple blossoms and
      small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern
      US as a shade tree.

   Syn: chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac,
        pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach,
        Melia azedarach.
        [WordNet 1.5] China ware