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CREPE MYRTLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States
Synonyms:
crape myrtle; crepe flower; crepe myrtle; Lagerstroemia indica
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("crepe myrtle" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("crepe myrtle" is a member of...):
genus Lagerstroemia; Lagerstroemia (shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers)