from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
pride-of-India
n 1: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and
small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern
United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry},
{chinaberry tree}, {China tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-
of-India}, {azederach}, {azedarach}, {Melia azederach},
{Melia azedarach}]
2: native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides
timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its
large showy flowers [syn: {Queen's crape myrtle}, {pride-of-
India}, {Lagerstroemia speciosa}]