Noun has 2 senses

• china tree(n = noun.plant) chinaberry, false dogwood, jaboncillo, sapindus saponaria - evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans;



• china tree(n = noun.plant) azedarach, azederach, chinaberry, chinaberry tree, melia azedarach, melia azederach, persian lilac, pride-of-india - tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree;