HyperDic: melia_azedarach

English > 1 sense of the expression Melia azedarach:
NOUNplantMelia azedarach, chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederachtree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits
English > Melia azedarach: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningTree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree.
Synonymschinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach
Member ofMelia, genus Meliatype genus of the Meliaceae
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
SpanishMelia azederach
Catalanazedarach, azederach

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