English noun: China tree |
1. | China tree (plant) evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans |
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| Synonyms | chinaberry, false dogwood, jaboncillo, Sapindus saponaria |
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| Broader (hypernym) | soapberry, soapberry tree |
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| Member meronym | genus Sapindus, Sapindus |
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2. | China tree (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 |
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| Synonyms | azedarach, azederach, chinaberry, chinaberry tree, Melia azedarach, Melia azederach, Persian lilac, pride-of-India |
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| Broader (hypernym) | tree |
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| Member meronym | genus Melia, Melia |
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