Chinaberry

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}, {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 tree}, {China
          tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-of-India}, {azederach}, {azedarach},
           {Melia azederach}, {Melia azedarach}]