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chinaberries

chinaberries is the plural of chinaberry.

Meaning of chinaberry

Noun

chinaberry (plural chinaberries)

  1. (US) The bead tree or azedarach, Melia azedarach, a deciduous tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae, native to India, southern China and Australia, or its fruit.
  2. (US) The soapberry (genus Sapindus, especially Sapindus saponaria), native to the Americas.
    • ‘The toilet is out back directly behind the chinaberry tree.’1968, Charles Portis, True Grit
  3. (US) Actaea rubra, a poisonous herbaceous flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to North America.

Questions about chinaberries

What is chinaberries the plural of?
Chinaberries is the plural of chinaberry.

Words near chinaberries in the dictionary

  1. china-roots
  2. china-ware
  3. china-wares
  4. chinaball
  5. chinaballs
  6. chinaberries
  7. chinaberry
  8. Chinaboo
  9. Chinaboos
  10. Chinaboy
  11. Chinaboys

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