pride-of-India, n.
native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers
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Lagerstroemia speciosa Queen's crape myrtle pride-of-India
semantic pointers
member holonym
hypernym
tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
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China tree Melia azedarach Melia azederach Persian lilac azedarach azederach chinaberry chinaberry tree pride-of-India