1. (noun) chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach
tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
Synonyms: chinaberry tree, pride-of-India, azedarach, false dogwood, azederach, chinaberry, jaboncillo
2. (noun) Queen's crape myrtle, pride-of-India, Lagerstroemia speciosa
native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers
Synonyms: pride-of-India, chinaberry tree, azederach, chinaberry, azedarach
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