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Zedrachbaum
Melia azedarach, a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree with poisonous fruit, native to…Melia azedarach, a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree with poisonous fruit, native to India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.
Meaning
1 sensesMelia azedarach, a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree with poisonous fruit, native to India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.
Zedrachbaum
More definitions
- small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots
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By meaning 1
Melia azedarach:
Origin
Since its seeds are used as beads. Compare Unami manshapiàkw (literally “bead tree”).Since its seeds are used as beads. Compare Unami manshapiàkw (literally “bead tree”).
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Forms
plural: bead treesSynonyms
10 synonymsazedarachchinaberrywhite cedarPersian lilacpride of Indiapride of Chinasyringa berry
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- small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots:jumby beanjumby treeOrmosia monosperma