China tree

China tree

n. See chinaberry.

China tree

n (Plants) another name for chinaberry¹

chi•na•ber•ry

(ˈtʃaɪ nəˌbɛr i)

n., pl. -ries. a tree, Melia azedarach, of the mahogany family, native to Asia but widely planted elsewhere for its ornamental yellow fruits and long clusters of fragrant purplish flowers. Also called China tree. [1885–90, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	China tree - evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americanschinaberry, false dogwood, jaboncillo, Sapindus saponariasoapberry, soapberry tree - a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponingenus Sapindus, Sapindus - type genus of the Sapindaceae
	2.	China tree - tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade treechinaberry tree, Melia azedarach, Melia azederach, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azedarach, azederach, chinaberrygenus Melia, Melia - type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ashtree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms