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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Azedarach \A*zed"a*rach\, n. [F. az['e]darac, Sp acederaque Pers. [=a]z[=a]ddirakht noble tree.] 1. (Bot.) A handsome Asiatic tree ({Melia azedarach}), common in the southern United States; -- called also {Pride of India}, {Pride of China}, and {Bead tree}. 2. (Med.) The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a cathartic and emetic. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: azedarach n : 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}, {chinaberry tree}, {China tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-of-India}, {azederach}, {Melia azederach}, {Melia azedarach}]
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