chinaberry

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chinaberry Definition

• (n) evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans
• (n) tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree

chinaberry Synonyms

• azedarach
• azederach
• China tree
• chinaberry
• chinaberry tree
• false dogwood
• jaboncillo
• Melia azedarach
• Melia azederach
• Persian lilac
• pride-of-India
• Sapindus saponaria