Pride-of-India

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]