azedarach

American

[uh-zed-uh-rak] / əˈzɛd əˌræk /

noun

chinaberry.

azedarach British

/ əˈzɛdəˌræk /

noun

the astringent bark of the chinaberry tree, formerly used as an emetic and cathartic
another name for chinaberry

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Etymology

Origin of azedarach

1745–55; < New Latin < French azédarac ≪ Persian āzād dirakht noble tree

Example Sentences

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The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a cathartic and emetic.

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Barbados-Lilac, melia azedarach, is a very beautiful tree, rising from twelve to twenty feet.

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