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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}]