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Pride-of-india

Pride-of-india Meaning & Definition
Pride-of-india Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pride-of-india?

[n] native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers
[n] tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pride-of-india: azedarach | azederach | China tree | chinaberry | chinaberry tree | Lagerstroemia speciosa | Melia azedarach | Melia azederach | Persian lilac | Queen's crape myrtle

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See Also | angiospermous tree | flowering tree | genus Lagerstroemia | genus Melia | Lagerstroemia | Melia | tree

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