Source : WordNet®

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}]