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