| NOUN | plant | chinaberry tree, chinaberry, China 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 |
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| 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, China 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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