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

[ Syn: china tree , false dogwood , jaboncillo , 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

[ Syn: chinaberry tree , china tree , persian lilac , pride-of-india , azederach , azedarach , melia azederach , melia azedarach ]