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Noun: chinaberry tree  'chI-nu,be-ree tree
  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
    - chinaberry, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach

Derived forms: chinaberry trees

Type of: tree

Part of: genus Melia, Melia

Encyclopedia: Chinaberry tree