Defenition of the word pride-of-india
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Defenition of the word pride-of-india
- tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
- native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers
Synonyms for the word pride-of-india
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- azedarach
- azederach
- China tree
- chinaberry
- chinaberry tree
- Lagerstroemia speciosa
- Melia azedarach
- Melia azederach
- Persian lilac
- pride-of-India
- Queen's crape myrtle
Meronymys for the word pride-of-india
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- genus Lagerstroemia
- genus Melia
- Lagerstroemia
- Melia
Hypernyms for the word pride-of-india
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- angiospermous tree
- flowering tree
- tree
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