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azedarach

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
azedarach
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a cathartic and emetic

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: azédarach, acederaque, أَزَادَرْخَت, آزاددرخت

Usage

Inflected Forms

azedarachs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

neem margosa

Synonyms

bead tree chinaberry pride of China pride of India chinaberry tree china tree persian lilac pride-of-india azederach melia azederach melia azedarach

Questions

What does azedarach mean?
An Asiatic tree (Melia azedarach), common in the southern United States, commonly called bead tree, chinaberry, etc.
Where does azedarach come from?
It is traced to French.

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