pride-of-india Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun 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; China tree; Melia azederach; chinaberry tree; chinaberry; Melia azedarach; Persian lilac.
   
2. noun native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers
   Queen's crape myrtle; Lagerstroemia speciosa.
   

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