bead tree | (n) 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, Syn. jumby bean, Ormosia monosperma, jumby tree |
栴檀;楝 | [せんだん, sendan] (n) (1) (uk) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach L.); (2) Indian sandalwood (Santalum album) [Add to Longdo] |
栴檀は双葉より芳しい | [せんだんはふたばよりかんばしい, sendanhafutabayorikanbashii] (exp) genius shows from childhood; the Japanese bead tree is fragrant from when a sprout [Add to Longdo] |