Meanings
plural bead trees · alternative bead-tree
- Melia azedarach, a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree with poisonous fruit, native to India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.
Synonyms: azedarach, chinaberry, white cedar, Persian lilac, pride of China, pride of India, syringa berry
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMelia azedarach, a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree with poisonous fruit, native to India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Since its seeds are used as beads. Compare Unami manshapiàkw (literally “bead tree”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans sering, Kaapse sering
- seringMelia azedarach
- Kaapse seringMelia azedarach
Arabic أَزَادَرْخَت
- أَزَادَرْخَت (ʔazādarḵat)Melia azedarach
Basque paradisuko melia
- paradisuko meliaMelia azedarach
Bengali ঘোড়ানিম
- ঘোড়ানিম (ghōṛanim)Melia azedarach
Catalan mèlia, arbre sant
- mèliaMelia azedarach
- arbre santMelia azedarach
- parenostreMelia azedarach
- metzinaMelia azedarach
Chinese Cantonese 楝樹 /楝树
- 楝樹 /楝树 (lin⁶ syu⁶)Melia azedarach
Chinese Mandarin 楝樹 /楝树
- 楝樹 /楝树 (liànshù)Melia azedarach
Danish paternostertræ
- paternostertræMelia azedarach
Dutch Indische sering
- Indische seringMelia azedarach
Finnish meelia
- meeliaMelia azedarach
French margousier, lilas de Perse
- margousierMelia azedarach
- lilas de PerseMelia azedarach
- azédarachMelia azedarach
German Zedrachbaum
- ZedrachbaumMelia azedarach
Hindi बकायन
- बकायन (bakāyan)Melia azedarach
Indonesian mindi
- mindiMelia azedarach
Italian albero dei rosari
- albero dei rosariMelia azedarach
Japanese 栴檀, 楝
- 栴檀 (sendan)Melia azedarach
- 楝 (ouchi)Melia azedarach
Korean 멀구슬나무
- 멀구슬나무 (meolguseullamu)Melia azedarach
Malay mindi
- mindiMelia azedarach
Polish melia pospolita
- melia pospolitaMelia azedarach
Portuguese amargoseira
- amargoseiraMelia azedarach
Spanish cinamomo, agriaz
- cinamomoMelia azedarach
- agriazMelia azedarach
- piochaMelia azedarach
- caneloMelia azedarach
- paraíso sombrillaMelia azedarach
Swedish zedrak
- zedrakMelia azedarach
Thai เลี่ยน, เกรียน
- เลี่ยน (lîian)Melia azedarach
- เกรียน (griian)Melia azedarach
Turkish tespih ağacı, Çin leylağı
- tespih ağacıMelia azedarach
- Çin leylağıMelia azedarach
Vietnamese xoan
- xoanMelia azedarach
Cite this entry
bead tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bead%20tree
“bead tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bead%20tree. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bead tree,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bead%20tree.
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