chinaberry

名词 chinaberry:

1. evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans
   同义词：China tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, Sapindus saponaria
2. tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
   同义词：chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach

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n.（名词）
A deciduous Asian tree(Melia azedarach), widely cultivated and naturalized in the southern United States and having bipinnately compound leaves, clusters of purplish flowers, and yellow, globose, poisonous fruits. Also called China tree
楝：产于亚洲的落叶乔木（楝树 楝属）, ，有二回羽养复叶、紫色花簇以及黄色球形、有毒的果实，在美国南部被广泛引种栽培 也作 China tree