1. (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

• azedarach
• azederach
• china tree
• chinaberry
• chinaberry tree
• melia azedarach
• melia azederach
• pride-of-india

2. (noun) small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers

• syringa persica

1. (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

• genus melia
• melia

1. (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

• tree

2. (noun) small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers

• lilac