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
• Syn:
↑chinaberry, ↑China tree, ↑Persian lilac, ↑pride-of-India, ↑azederach, ↑azedarach, ↑Melia azederach, ↑Melia azedarach
• Hypernyms: ↑tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Melia, ↑genus Melia
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nounsee chinaberry 2
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chinaberry tree,
= chinaberry. (Cf. ↑chinaberry)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.