azedarach

Meaning

Noun

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

Related

Similar words

• bead tree, chinaberry, pride of China, pride of India

Origin

• French azédarach, from Spanish acederaque, from Arabic أَزَادَرْخَت, from Persian آزاددرخت, from آزاد + درخت.