chi|na|ber|ry

chi|na|ber|ry
chi|na|ber|ry «CHY nuh BEHR ee», noun, plural -ries.
1. a) a tree of the mahogany family, native to Asia and widely cultivated in warm regions for its clusters of purplish flowers and yellow, berrylike fruits, and for shade; china tree. b) its fruit.
2. a soapberry, a native of the southern United States, northern Mexico, and the West Indies.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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