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CRAPE MYRTLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crape myrtle mean?
• CRAPE MYRTLE (noun)
The noun CRAPE MYRTLE has 1 sense:
1. ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States
Familiarity information: CRAPE MYRTLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
crape myrtle; crepe flower; crepe myrtle; Lagerstroemia indica
Hypernyms ("crape myrtle" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("crape 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)
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