Found 2 items, similar to chinaberry.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: chinaberry 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: chinaberry Azedarach \A*zed"a*rach\, azederach \azederach\, n. [F. az['e]darac, Sp. acederaque, Pers. [=a]z[=a]ddirakht noble tree.] 1. (Bot.) a handsome tree (Melia azedarach) of the mahogany family, native to Northern India and China, having long clusters of fragrant purple blossoms and small ornamental but inedible yellow fruits. It has been naturalized as a shade tree and is common in the southern United States; -- called also, chinaberry, China tree, Pride of India, Pride of China, and Bead tree. Syn: chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. (Med.) The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a cathartic and emetic. [1913 Webster] chinaberry \chinaberry\ n. 1. an 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. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a tree of N India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern US as a shade tree. Syn: chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach. [WordNet 1.5]