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China tree

DEFINITIONS OF: China tree

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n evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans

Synonyms:
Sapindus saponaria, chinaberry, false dogwood, jaboncillo
Type of:
soapberry, soapberry tree
a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin

n tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree

Synonyms:
Melia azedarach, Melia azederach, Persian lilac, azedarach, azederach, chinaberry, chinaberry tree, pride-of-India
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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