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Meaning of PRIDE-OF-INDIA

Pronunciation:  'prIduv 'indeeu

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers
  2. [n]  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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 Synonyms: azedarach, azederach, China tree, chinaberry, chinaberry tree, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Melia azedarach, Melia azederach, Persian lilac, Queen's crape myrtle
 
 See Also: angiospermous tree, flowering tree, genus Lagerstroemia, genus Melia, Lagerstroemia, Melia, tree

 

 

 

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