chinaberry

• 名词，指两种树木：一种是美洲热带常绿树，其肉质果实含皂苷，历史上被美洲原住民用作肥皂；另一种原产于印度北部和中国，开紫色花，结黄色小不可食果实，已在美国南部归化为遮荫树。

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.

   无患子

   • 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.

   同义词soapberry

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.

   苦楝

   • 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.

   同义词persian lilacpride-of-indiawhite cedar