Definition of chinaberry

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  • chinaberry is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 20
  • chinaberry is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 20
  • chinaberry is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 21

Definition of chinaberry

  • evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. china tree
    2. false dogwood
    3. jaboncillo
    4. sapindus saponaria
  • tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. azedarach
    2. azederach
    3. china tree
    4. chinaberry tree
    5. melia azedarach
    6. melia azederach
    7. persian lilac
    8. pride-of-india

See definition of chinaberry in Merriam Webster