[chahy-nuh-ber-ee] 
| 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. |
| chi·na·ber·ry (chī'nə-běr'ē) n. A deciduous Asian tree (Melia azedarach), widely cultivated and naturalized in the southern United States and having bipinnately compound leaves, clusters of purplish flowers, and yellow, globose, poisonous fruits. Also called China tree. |
| China tree n. See chinaberry. |
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