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English edit

 
Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris eating bead-tree fruits in Uttarakhand, India.
 bead tree on Wikipedia

Alternative forms edit

  • bead-tree

Etymology edit

Its seeds are used as beads, hence the name.

Noun edit

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.

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Related terms edit

Translations edit

Usage notes edit

  • Easily confused in practice are:
bead tree
  1. Melia azedarach
  2. azedarach
  3. margousier (fr), amargoseira
  4. மலை வேம்பு (malai vēmpu)
  5. -- (ghoda neem), lit., horse neem
  6. --(bns) (vilayati neem), lit., foreign neem
  7. 苦楝 (kǔliàn) (kǔliàn)
  8. センダン (sendan)
neem tree
  1. Melia azadirachta
  2. Azadirachta indica [1]
  3. margosa (en)
  4. வேம்பு (vēmpu) [2]
  5. -- (neem) [2]
  6. --(bns) (neem) [2]
  7. 印度苦楝 (yìndù-kǔliàn) [1]
  8. インドセンダン (indo-sendan) [1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The bead tree first.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The neem tree first.
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