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]