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azedarach

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Azedarach \A*zed"a*rach\, n. [F. az['e]darac, Sp. acederaque,
   Pers. [=a]z[=a]ddirakht noble tree.]
   1. (Bot.) A handsome Asiatic tree ({Melia azedarach}), common
      in the southern United States; -- called also, {Pride of
      India}, {Pride of China}, and {Bead tree}.

   2. (Med.) The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a
      cathartic and emetic.

Source : WordNet®

azedarach
     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 [syn: {chinaberry}, {chinaberry
         tree}, {China tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-of-India}, {azederach},
          {Melia azederach}, {Melia azedarach}]
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