azedarach

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English

Etymology

From French azédarach, from Spanish acederaque, from Arabic أَزَادَرْخَت (ʔazādarḵat), from Persian آزاددرخت (âzâd-deraxt), from آزاد (âzâd, noble) +‎ درخت (deraxt, tree).

Noun

azedarach (plural azedarachs)

  1. An Asiatic tree (Melia azedarach), common in the southern United States, commonly called bead tree, chinaberry, etc.
  2. The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a cathartic and emetic

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