'Persian lilac' definitions:

Definition of 'Persian lilac'

(from WordNet)
noun
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]
noun
Small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers [syn: Persian lilac, Syringa persica]