chinaberry

Other forms: chinaberries

Definitions of chinaberry

1. noun

   evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
   synonyms: China tree, Sapindus saponaria, false dogwood, jaboncillo

   type of:

   soapberry, soapberry tree

   a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin
2. noun

   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: China tree, Melia azedarach, Melia azederach, Persian lilac, azedarach, azederach, 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