1. (noun) China tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, chinaberry, Sapindus saponaria
evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
Synonyms: chinaberry tree, pride-of-India, azedarach, false dogwood, azederach, chinaberry, jaboncillo
2. (noun) chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach
tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
Synonyms: chinaberry tree, pride-of-India, azedarach, false dogwood, azederach, chinaberry, jaboncillo
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