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azedarach
[ uh-zed-uh-rak ]
azedarach
/ əˈɛəˌæ /
noun
- the astringent bark of the chinaberry tree, formerly used as an emetic and cathartic
- another name for chinaberry
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of azedarach1
1745–55; < New Latin < French é岹 ≪ Persian dirakht noble tree
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of azedarach1
C18: from French é岹, from Persian dirakht, from free, noble + dirakht tree
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The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a cathartic and emetic.
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Barbados-Lilac, melia azedarach, is a very beautiful tree, rising from twelve to twenty feet.
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