English Explanatory Dictionary

azedarach

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Asiatic tree (Melia azedarach), common in the southern United States, commonly called bead tree, chinaberry, etc.
  2. The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a cathartic and emetic

Word forms

azedarach azedarachs

Etymology

From French azédarach, from Spanish acederaque, from Arabic أَزَادَرْخَت (ʔazādarḵat), from Persian آزاددرخت (âzâd-deraxt), from آزاد (âzâd, “noble”) + درخت (deraxt, “tree”).

Synonyms

bead tree chinaberry pride of China pride of India

Related words

neem margosa
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