NOUN | plant | 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 |
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plant | China tree, chinaberry, chinaberry 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 |
Meaning | evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans. | |
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Synonyms | false dogwood, jaboncillo, chinaberry, Sapindus saponaria | |
Member of | Sapindus, genus Sapindus | type genus of the Sapindaceae |
Broader | soapberry, soapberry tree | A tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin |
Spanish | jaboncillo |
Meaning | Tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree. | |
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Synonyms | chinaberry, chinaberry tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach | |
Member of | Melia, genus Melia | type genus of the Meliaceae |
Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
Spanish | Melia azederach | |
Catalan | azedarach, azederach |
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