WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Persian lilac
    n 1: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and
         small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern
         United States as a shade tree [syn: chinaberry,
         chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-
         of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach,
         Melia azedarach]
    2: small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate
       leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers [syn: Persian
       lilac, Syringa persica]