persian lilac

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persian lilac - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Persian lilac
      n 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, Persian lilac, pride- of-India
           , azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach,
           Melia azedarach]
      2: small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate
         leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers [syn: Persian   lilac
         , Syringa persica]