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}]