Chinaberry - Definition
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, chinaberry,
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, chinaberry
tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India,
azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia
azedarach]