| Persian lilac 
 
 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, pride-of-India, azederach,
 azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach
 • Hypernyms:
 tree
 • Member Holonyms:
 Melia, genus Melia
 2. small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers
 • Syn:
 Syringa persica
 • Hypernyms:
 lilac
 
 
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