Persian lilac

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Noun	1.	Persian lilac - tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree azedarach, azederach, chinaberry tree, Melia azedarach, Melia azederach, pride-of-India, China tree, chinaberry genus Melia, Melia - type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
	2.	Persian lilac - small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers Syringa persica lilac - any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers

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There was a good deal going on in the Baby Walk, when Maimie arrived in time to see a magnolia and a Persian lilac step over the railing and set off for a smart walk.

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de la Rocheaimard was fond of coming in the fine mornings of June, for many of the roses and lovely Persian lilacs that once abounded there still remained.

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Native to China, India, and Iran, Melia azedarach--also known as Chinaberry (Ku-lian), Pride of China, Indian lilac, Persian lilac, and white cedar--is a large nondeciduous tree now cultivated throughout the world.