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azedarach
[ uh-zed-uh-rak ]
azedarach
/ əˈzɛdəˌræk /
noun
- the astringent bark of the chinaberry tree, formerly used as an emetic and cathartic
- another name for chinaberry
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Word History and Origins
Origin of azedarach1
1745–55; < New Latin < French azédarac ≪ Persian āzād dirakht noble tree
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Word History and Origins
Origin of azedarach1
C18: from French azédarac, from Persian āzād dirakht, from āzād free, noble + dirakht tree
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Example Sentences
The outer cover is reddish purple, and the centre stick is purple Azedarach.
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At the village first reached in the ascent there is a Meliaceous Azedarach looking tree.
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China Tree (Melia azedarach) belongs to the same family as mahogany but is of a different genus.
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Barbados-Lilac, melia azedarach, is a very beautiful tree, rising from twelve to twenty feet.
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Margosa oil is obtained from the seeds of Melia azedarach, a tree which is found in most parts of India and Burma.
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