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]