pride-of-india 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 n native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers Synonym(s) chinaberry chinaberry tree China tree Persian lilac pride-of-India azederach azedarach Melia azederach Melia azedarach Queen's crape myrtle Lagerstroemia speciosa