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azedarach definition

azeda·rach (ə zed′ə rak′)

noun

  1. the chinaberry tree
  2. the bark of this tree, formerly used as a cathartic, emetic, etc.

Etymology: < Fr azédarac < Sp acedaraque < Ar āzādirakht < Pers azād diräḥt, lit., free tree

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