persian lilac

(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. Synonyms: chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach.

(noun) small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers. Synonyms: Persian lilac, Syringa persica.