persian lilac

1. 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

   Synonymschinaberrychinaberry treeChina treepride-of-IndiaazederachazedarachMelia azederachMelia azedarach

   Broadertree

   Part ofMelia
2. 2.

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

   SynonymsSyringa persica

   Broaderlilac

Questions about persian lilac

What does persian lilac mean?

persian lilac means "tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for persian lilac?

Close synonyms include chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, pride-of-India, azederach. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is persian lilac a common word?

persian lilac is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.