azedarach

azedarach

English Noun

Definition

An Asiatic tree (Melia azedarach), common in the southern United States, commonly called bead tree, chinaberry, etc.

Etymology

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