azedarach
nounEtymology From French azédarach, from Spanish acederaque, from Arabic أَزَادَرْخَت (ʔazādarḵat), from Persian آزاددرخت (âzâd-deraxt), from آزاد (âzâd, “noble”) + درخت (deraxt, “tree”).
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
- Synonyms
- bead tree, chinaberry, pride of China, pride of India