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ALL meanings of chinaberry

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  • noun chinaberry a spreading Asian meliaceous tree, Melia azedarach, widely grown in the US for its ornamental white or purple flowers and beadlike yellow fruits 3
  • noun chinaberry the fruit of any of these trees 3
  • noun chinaberry a tropical Asiatic tree (Melia azederach) of the mahogany family, bearing yellow, beadlike fruit: widely grown as a lawn tree throughout the S U.S. 3
  • noun chinaberry soapberry (sense 1) 3
  • noun chinaberry the fruit of either of these trees 3
  • noun chinaberry A tall tree of the mahogany family native to Asia and Australasia, bearing fragrant lilac flowers and yellow berries. It has become naturalized in parts of North America. 1
  • noun plural chinaberry a tree, Melia azedarach, of the mahogany family, native to Asia but widely planted elsewhere for its ornamental yellow fruits and long clusters of fragrant purplish flowers. 1
  • noun chinaberry Melia azedarach, a deciduous tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae, native to India, southern China and Australia. 0
  • noun chinaberry The fruit of such a tree. 0
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