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pride-of-India
pride-of-India /ˌpraɪd ɒv ˈɪndiə/
noun
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Native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers
(
Lagerstroemia speciosa
, pride-of-India
, Queen's crape myrtle
)
native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers
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Tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
(
azedarach
, azederach
, China tree
, chinaberry
, chinaberry tree
, Melia azedarach
, Melia azederach
, Persian lilac
, pride-of-India
)
tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
surgeonfish
surgeonfish /ˈsɝːdʒənfɪʃ/
noun
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Brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
(
surgeonfish
)
brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
The reef was teeming with surgeonfish, brightly colored fish with knifelike spines at the tail.
The reef was teeming with surgeonfish, brightly colored fish with knifelike spines at the tail.
Cesare Borgia
Cesare Borgia /ˈtʃɛzəreɪ ˈbɔːrdʒiə/
noun
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Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507)
(
Borgia
, Cesare Borgia
)
Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507)
family tree
family tree /ˈfæməli triː/
noun
-
Successive generations of kin
(
family tree
, genealogy
)
successive generations of kin
