Noun: chinaberry tree 'chI-nu,be-ree tree
- 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 chinaberry trees provided welcome shade in the southern garden";
- chinaberry, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azedarach, Melia azedarach
Derived forms: chinaberry trees
Type of: tree
Part of: genus Melia, Melia
Encyclopedia: Chinaberry tree