chinaberry

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

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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  chinaberry tree , China tree , Persian lilac , pride-of-India , azederach , azedarach , Melia azederach , Melia azedarach , false dogwood , jaboncillo , Sapindus saponaria