1. Tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
   "The azedarach trees provided welcome shade in the southern garden"; "The Melia azedarach trees provided welcome shade in the southern garden";
   - chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, Melia azedarach

Derived forms: azedaraches

Type of: tree

Part of: genus Melia, Melia