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: azedarach, azederach, China tree, chinaberry, chinaberry tree, Melia azedarach, Melia azederach, pride-of-India.

Small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers.

synonym: Syringa persica.