Source : WordNet®
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}, {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 tree}, {China
tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-of-India}, {azederach}, {azedarach},
{Melia azederach}, {Melia azedarach}]