| NOUN | plant | pride-of-India, chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach | tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits |
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| plant | pride-of-India, Queen's crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia speciosa | native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma |
| Meaning | Tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree. | |
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| Synonyms | chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach | |
| Member of | Melia, genus Melia | type genus of the Meliaceae |
| Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
| Spanish | Melia azederach | |
| Catalan | azedarach, azederach | |
| Meaning | Native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers. | |
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| Synonyms | Queen's crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia speciosa | |
| Member of | Lagerstroemia, genus Lagerstroemia | shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers |
| Broader | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary |
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