china_tree
1. [ noun ] (botany) evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans
Synonyms: jaboncillo chinaberry Sapindus_saponaria false_dogwood
Related terms: soapberry Sapindus
2. [ noun ] (botany) 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: chinaberry_tree Persian_lilac pride-of-India azederach azedarach Melia_azederach Melia_azedarach chinaberry
Related terms: tree Melia
Similar spelling:   chantarelle
  chantry