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azederach
(gcide) | Azedarach \A*zed"a*rach\, azederach \azederach\, n. [F.
az['e]darac, Sp. acederaque, Pers. [=a]z[=a]ddirakht noble
tree.]
1. (Bot.) a handsome tree (Melia azedarach) of the mahogany
family, native to Northern India and China, having long
clusters of fragrant purple blossoms and small ornamental
but inedible yellow fruits. It has been naturalized as a
shade tree and is common in the southern United States; --
called also, chinaberry, China tree, Pride of India,
Pride of China, and Bead tree.
Syn: chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac,
pride-of-India, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia
azedarach
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2. (Med.) The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a
cathartic and emetic.
[1913 Webster] Azerbaidzhan |
azederach
(wn) | azederach
n 1: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and
small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern
United States as a shade tree [syn: chinaberry,
chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, {pride-
of-India}, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach,
Melia azedarach] |
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