chinaberry
noun
chi·na·ber·ry
ˈchī-nə-ˌber-ē 
Southern also ˈchā-nē-ˌber-ē
: a small Asian tree (Melia azedarach) of the mahogany family naturalized in the southern U.S. where it is widely planted for shade or ornament
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The calendar for 1850 showed that the Kiowas held their summer sun dance in a place with chinaberry thickets and that Kiowa men conducted a raid on a Mexican encampment in which a Kiowa man named Tangiapa (Buck) was killed.
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Kathleen Duval, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
But not every tree is created equal, and there are several not recommended for shade trees, including pecan, Arizona ash, American sycamore, hackberry, mulberry, Chinese tallow, chinaberry and Chinese pistachio.
—Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Nov. 2021
One of his earliest toy creations was building chinaberry guns with his friends using a mop and hollowed out bamboo tubing.
—Trisha Gopal and Beryl Shereshewsky, CNN, 15 Aug. 2020
Other than palms, the only trees were invasive eucalypti and chinaberries that looked dusty and sick.
—Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020
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Kathleen Duval, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
But not every tree is created equal, and there are several not recommended for shade trees, including pecan, Arizona ash, American sycamore, hackberry, mulberry, Chinese tallow, chinaberry and Chinese pistachio.
—Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Nov. 2021
One of his earliest toy creations was building chinaberry guns with his friends using a mop and hollowed out bamboo tubing.
—Trisha Gopal and Beryl Shereshewsky, CNN, 15 Aug. 2020
Other than palms, the only trees were invasive eucalypti and chinaberries that looked dusty and sick.
—Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020
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“Chinaberry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chinaberry. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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chinaberry
noun
chi·na·ber·ry
ˈchī-nə-ˌber-ē
: a small Asian tree that is related to the mahoganies and that is planted in the southern U.S. for shade or ornament
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