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.
Origin of chinaberry
1- Also called chinaberry tree, China tree.
Words Nearby chinaberry
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How to use chinaberry in a sentence
Oleander, chinaberry trees, tobacco plants, and toadstools are all poisonous to these slow fellows.
How to turn your garden into a tortoise sanctuary | Natalie Wallington | September 21, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAcross the street, in a chinaberry tree, a gang of sparrows are making a racket.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis | Stanley Booth | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn that country, in fact, I have never found a nest of this bird except in the dead, slanting limb of a chinaberry tree.
The Bird Study Book | Thomas Gilbert PearsonIn the figure the tree above the medicine lodge represents the chinaberry tree with its leaves and berries.
In fact, one of the species is locally known as wild China and chinaberry.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibson
The last of the county returns was wired from distant chinaberry Junction: Judson led by fifty-two votes!
Mountain | Clement WoodBut when she stopped beneath a big chinaberry-tree, to further scan the roll of money, her wonder was redoubled.
Bayou Folk | Kate Chopin
British Dictionary definitions for chinaberry
/ (ˈtʃaɪnəbərɪ) /
Also called: China tree, azedarach a spreading Asian meliaceous tree, Melia azedarach, widely grown in the US for its ornamental white or purple flowers and beadlike yellow fruits
another name for soapberry
the fruit of any of these trees
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