chinaberry

3 definitions found

chinaberry - 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

  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

chinaberry - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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
         ]