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chinaberry
[ chahy-nuh-ber-ee ]
noun
, plural chi·na·ber·ries.
- a tree, Melia azedarach, of the mahogany family, native to Asia but widely planted elsewhere for its ornamental yellow fruits and long clusters of fragrant purplish flowers.
chinaberry
/ ˈtʃaɪnəbərɪ /
noun
- Also calledChina treeazedarach a spreading Asian meliaceous tree, Melia azedarach, widely grown in the US for its ornamental white or purple flowers and beadlike yellow fruits
- another name for soapberry
- the fruit of any of these trees
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Example Sentences
Across the street, in a chinaberry tree, a gang of sparrows are making a racket.
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In that country, in fact, I have never found a nest of this bird except in the dead, slanting limb of a chinaberry tree.
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In the figure the tree above the medicine lodge represents the chinaberry tree with its leaves and berries.
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In fact, one of the species is locally known as wild China and Chinaberry.
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The last of the county returns was wired from distant Chinaberry Junction: Judson led by fifty-two votes!
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But when she stopped beneath a big chinaberry-tree, to further scan the roll of money, her wonder was redoubled.
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