Pride-of-india (Noun)
Meaning 1
Native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Synonyms
- Chinaberry
- Persian Lilac
- Chinaberry Tree
- China Tree
- Melia Azederach
- Azedarach
- Melia Azedarach
- Azederach