1. (noun) evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans

• china tree
• false dogwood
• jaboncillo
• sapindus saponaria

2. (noun) tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree

• azedarach
• azederach
• china tree
• chinaberry tree
• melia azedarach
• melia azederach
• persian lilac
• pride-of-india

1. (noun) evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans

• genus sapindus
• sapindus

2. (noun) tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree

• genus melia
• melia

1. (noun) evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans

• soapberry
• soapberry tree

2. (noun) tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree

• tree