WILD CHINA TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wild China tree mean? 

• WILD CHINA TREE (noun)
  The noun WILD CHINA TREE has 1 sense:

1. deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin

  Familiarity information: WILD CHINA TREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WILD CHINA TREE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Sapindus drumondii; Sapindus marginatus; wild China tree

Hypernyms ("wild China tree" is a kind of...):

soapberry; soapberry tree (a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin)

Holonyms ("wild China tree" is a member of...):

genus Sapindus; Sapindus (type genus of the Sapindaceae)