Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun china_tree

2 senses of china tree

Sense 1
China tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, chinaberry, Sapindus saponaria -- (evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans)
       => soapberry, soapberry tree -- (a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin)

Sense 2
chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach -- (tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree)
       => tree -- (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)