azedarach

[ uh-zed-uh-rak ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

azedarach

/ əˈzɛdəˌræk /

the astringent bark of the chinaberry tree, formerly used as an emetic and cathartic
See chinaberry
another name for chinaberry

1745–55; < New Latin < French azédarac ≪ Persian āzād dirakht noble tree

C18: from French azédarac, from Persian āzād dirakht, from āzād free, noble + dirakht tree

The outer cover is reddish purple, and the centre stick is purple Azedarach.

At the village first reached in the ascent there is a Meliaceous Azedarach looking tree.

China Tree (Melia azedarach) belongs to the same family as mahogany but is of a different genus.

Barbados-Lilac, melia azedarach, is a very beautiful tree, rising from twelve to twenty feet.

Margosa oil is obtained from the seeds of Melia azedarach, a tree which is found in most parts of India and Burma.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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