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chinaberry definition

☆ china·berry (c̸hī′nə ber′ē)

noun pl. chinaberries -·ries

  1. a tropical Asiatic tree (Melia azederach) of the mahogany family, bearing yellow, beadlike fruit: widely grown as a lawn tree throughout the S U.S.
  2. soapberry (sense )
  3. the fruit of either of these trees

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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