chinaberry

• Sustantivo que designa ya sea un árbol tropical americano de hoja perenne con frutos carnosos que contienen saponina, usado históricamente por los indígenas como jabón, o un árbol originario del norte de India y China, con flores púrpuras y pequeños frutos amarillos no comestibles, naturalizado en el sur de Estados Unidos como árbol de sombra.

A noun referring to either a tropical American evergreen tree with pulpy fruit containing saponin, historically used as soap by Native Americans, or a tree native to northern India and China with purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits, naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree.

1. Soapberry treeC1formalamericanscientific

   An evergreen tree native to tropical America, producing pulpy fruit containing saponin, historically used by Native Americans as a soap substitute.

   Árbol de jabón / Jaboncillo

   • The chinaberry's fruit was traditionally crushed and mixed with water to create a natural soap.
   • Native American tribes used the saponin-rich pulp of the chinaberry for cleaning.
   • The chinaberry tree thrives in the tropical regions of the Americas.

   Sinónimossoapberry

2. Bead treeC1formalamericanscientific

   A tree native to northern India and China, known for its purple blossoms and small, inedible yellow fruits; it has become naturalized as a shade tree in the southern United States.

   árbol de cuentas

   • The chinaberry tree is often planted for shade in the southern states due to its fast growth.
   • Its purple blossoms make the chinaberry a popular ornamental tree in some regions.
   • The small yellow fruits of the chinaberry are inedible but attract birds.

   Sinónimospersian lilacpride-of-indiawhite cedar