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Alternative forms

 * bead-tree

Etymology
Its seeds are used as beads, hence the name.

Noun
bead tree (plural bead trees)
 * 1)  (botany) Melia azedarach, a southern Asiatic, deciduous or semi-evergreen tree with poisonous fruits but for some birds; native to Pakistan, India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.

Synonyms

 * azedarach
 * chinaberry
 * Texas umbrella
 * Ceylon cedar
 * white cedar
 * cape lilac
 * Indian lilac
 * Persian lilac
 * Pride of China
 * Pride of India

Related terms

 * neem (Azadirachta indica)
 * margosa

Translations

 * China: 苦楝 (Pinyin: kǔliàn)
 * Mandarin: 苦楝
 * Czech: zederach hladký
 * Danish: paternostertræ
 * Dutch: Indische sering
 * French: ,
 * German: Zedrachbaum


 * Japanese: 栴檀
 * Korean: 멀구슬나무
 * Persian: آزاد درخت
 * Portuguese: amargoseira
 * Swedish: zedrak
 * Tamil: மலை வேம்பு

Usage notes

 * Easily confused in practice are:


 * bead tree
 * 1) Melia azedarach
 * 2) azedarach
 * , amargoseira
 * 1) மலை வேம்பு
 * --, lit., horse neem
 * 1) --(bns) (vilayati neem), lit., foreign neem
 * 2) 苦楝 (kǔliàn)
 * 3) センダン (sendan)
 * neem tree
 * 1) Melia azadirachta
 * 2) Azadirachta indica
 * 3) வேம்பு
 * 4) --(bns) (neem)
 * 5) 印度苦楝 (yìndù-kǔliàn)
 * 6) インドセンダン (indo-sendan)
 * 1) 印度苦楝 (yìndù-kǔliàn)
 * 2) インドセンダン (indo-sendan)