'Persian lilac' definitions:

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]

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