Noun
- 1. China tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, chinaberry, Sapindus saponaria, soapberry, soapberry tree
- usage: evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
- 2. chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach, tree
- usage: 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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