Source : WordNet®

Persian lilac
     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}, {pride-of-India}, {azederach},
           {azedarach}, {Melia azederach}, {Melia azedarach}]
     2: small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate
        leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers [syn: {Syringa
        persica}]