azederach

2 definitions found

azederach - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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

azederach - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  azederach
      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]