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English noun: chinaberry

1. chinaberry (plant) evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans


SynonymsChina tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, Sapindus saponaria


Broader (hypernym)soapberry, soapberry tree


Member meronymgenus Sapindus, Sapindus

2. chinaberry (plant) tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree


Synonymsazedarach, azederach, China tree, chinaberry tree, Melia azedarach, Melia azederach, Persian lilac, pride-of-India


Broader (hypernym)tree


Member meronymgenus Melia, Melia









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