bead tree

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Its seeds are used as beads.

Compare Unami manshapiàkw (literally “bead tree”).

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bead tree (plural bead trees)

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

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