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 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, 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, Lagerstroemia speciosa]