1. (n.)chinaberry a tree, Melia azedarach, of the mahogany family, native to Asia but widely planted elsewhere for its ornamentalyellow fruits and long clusters of fragrant purplish flowers.
Etymology: (1885–90, Amer.)
Definition of 'chinaberry'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)China tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, chinaberry, Sapindus saponaria evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
2. (noun)chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
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