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azedarach

azedarach noun: an Asiatic tree (Melia azedarach), common in the southern United States, commonly called bead tree, chinaberry, etc.

Noun

azedarach (countable and uncountable, plural azedarachs)

  1. An Asiatic tree (Melia azedarach), common in the southern United States, commonly called bead tree, chinaberry, etc.
    Synonyms:
    bead tree, chinaberry, pride of China, pride of India
  2. The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a cathartic and emetic

Synonyms of azedarach

Forms of azedarach

pluralazedarachs

Origin of azedarach

From French azédarach, from Spanish acederaque, from Arabic أَزَادَرْخَت (ʔazādarḵat), from Persian آزاددرخت (âzâd-deraxt), from آزاد (âzâd, “noble”) + درخت (deraxt, “tree”).

Questions about azedarach

What does azedarach mean?
Azedarach means an Asiatic tree (Melia azedarach), common in the southern United States, commonly called bead tree, chinaberry, etc.
What part of speech is azedarach?
Azedarach is a noun.
What is the plural of azedarach?
The plural of azedarach is azedarachs.

Words near azedarach in the dictionary

  1. AZCKO
  2. Azcona
  3. Azconas
  4. Azd
  5. AZDO
  6. azedarach
  7. azedarachs
  8. azederach
  9. Azeem
  10. Azeems
  11. Azeez

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