| China | n. 1. A country in Eastern Asia. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See Porcelain. [ 1913 Webster ]
China aster (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant. See Aster. --
China bean. See under Bean, 1. --
China clay See Kaolin. --
China grass, Same as Ramie. --
China ink. See India ink. --
China pink (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of Dianthus (Dianthus Chiensis) having variously colored single or double flowers; Indian pink. --
China root (Med.), the rootstock of a species of Smilax (Smilax China, from the East Indies; -- formerly much esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used for. Also the galanga root (from Alpinia Gallanga and Alpinia officinarum). --
China rose. (Bot.) (a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of rose derived from the Rosa Indica, and perhaps other species. (b) A flowering hothouse plant (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis) of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China and the east Indies. --
China shop, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or of crockery. --
Pride of China,
China tree. (Bot.) See Azedarach. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| chinaberry | n. 1. an evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans.
Syn. -- China tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, Sapindus saponaria. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 2. a tree of N India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern US as a shade tree.
Syn. -- chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| chinaware | n. dishes made of china; porcelain; -- so called in the 17th century because brought from the far East, and differing from the pottery made in Europe at that time; also, loosely, crockery in general. [ WordNet 1.5 ] Variants: China ware |
