pride-of-India
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(noun) 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: Lagerstroemia speciosa, Queen's crape myrtle |
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Related Words: angiospermous tree, flowering tree |
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(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 |
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Synonyms: China tree, Melia azedarach, Melia azederach, Persian lilac, azedarach, azederach, chinaberry, chinaberry tree |
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Related Words: tree |
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