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bead tree

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Melia azedarach, a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree with poisonous fruit, native to India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

small 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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jumby bean, jumby tree, Ormosia monosperma

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: necklace tree

History

Etymology

Since its seeds are used as beads. Compare Unami manshapiàkw (literally “bead tree”).

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sering — Melia azedarach
  • Afrikaans: Kaapse sering — Melia azedarach
  • Arabic: أَزَادَرْخَت (ʔazādarḵat) — Melia azedarach
  • Middle Armenian: ազատրախտ (azatraxt) — Melia azedarach
  • Middle Armenian: ջանտարի (ǰantari) — Melia azedarach
  • Assamese: ঘোঁৰা নিম (ghü̃ra nim) — Melia azedarach
  • Basque: paradisuko melia — Melia azedarach
  • Bengali: ঘোড়ানিম (ghōṛanim) — Melia azedarach
  • Catalan: mèlia — Melia azedarach
  • Catalan: arbre sant — Melia azedarach
  • Catalan: parenostre — Melia azedarach
  • Catalan: metzina — Melia azedarach
  • Chinese Cantonese: 楝樹 /楝树 (lin6 syu6) — Melia azedarach
  • Chinese Mandarin: 楝樹 /楝树 (liànshù) — Melia azedarach
  • Wu Chinese: 楝樹 /楝树 (6li-zy) — Melia azedarach
  • Danish: paternostertræ — Melia azedarach
  • Dutch: Indische sering — Melia azedarach
  • Finnish: meelia — Melia azedarach
  • French: margousier — Melia azedarach
  • French: lilas de Perse — Melia azedarach
  • French: azédarach — Melia azedarach
  • German: Zedrachbaum — Melia azedarach
  • Hindi: बकायन (bakāyan) — Melia azedarach
  • Indonesian: mindi — Melia azedarach
  • Italian: albero dei rosari — Melia azedarach
  • Japanese: 栴檀 (sendan) — Melia azedarach
  • Japanese: 楝 (ouchi) — Melia azedarach
  • Khmer: មេត្រី (meetrəy) — Melia azedarach
  • Korean: 멀구슬나무 (meolguseullamu) — Melia azedarach
  • Malay: mindi — Melia azedarach
  • Polish: melia pospolita — Melia azedarach
  • Portuguese: amargoseira — Melia azedarach
  • Spanish: cinamomo — Melia azedarach
  • Spanish: agriaz — Melia azedarach
  • Spanish: piocha — Melia azedarach
  • Spanish: canelo — Melia azedarach
  • Spanish: paraíso sombrilla — Melia azedarach
  • Swedish: zedrak — Melia azedarach
  • Thai: เลี่ยน (lîian) — Melia azedarach
  • Thai: เกรียน (griian) — Melia azedarach
  • Turkish: tespih ağacı — Melia azedarach
  • Turkish: Çin leylağı — Melia azedarach
  • Ottoman Turkish: تسبیح آغاجی (tesbih ağacı) — Melia azedarach
  • Unami: manshapiàkw — Melia azedarach
  • Vietnamese: xoan — Melia azedarach