azedarach
An Asiatic tree, common in the southern United States, commonly called bead tree,…An Asiatic tree (Melia azedarach), common in the southern United States, commonly called bead tree, chinaberry, etc.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An Asiatic tree (Melia azedarach), common in the southern United States, commonly called bead tree, chinaberry, etc.
tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
(countable, uncountable)The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a cathartic and emetic
Origin
From French azédarach, from Spanish acederaque, from Arabic أَزَادَرْخَت (ʔazādarḵat), froFrom French azédarach, from Spanish acederaque, from Arabic أَزَادَرْخَت (ʔazādarḵat), from Persian آزاددرخت (âzâd-deraxt), from آزاد (âzâd, “noble”) + درخت (deraxt, “tree”).
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Forms
plural: azedarachs| Singular | azedarach |
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Synonyms
11 synonyms- tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree:chinaberrychinaberry treeChina treePersian lilacpride-of-IndiaazederachMelia azederachMelia azedarach
Word family
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