chinaberry

Definition of chinaberry

n.1.an evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans.
2.a tree of N India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern US as a shade tree.

Related Words

China tree, false dogwood, genus Sapindus, jaboncillo, Sapindus, Sapindus saponaria, soapberry, soapberry tree
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