CREPE MYRTLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crepe myrtle mean? • CREPE MYRTLE (noun)
The noun CREPE MYRTLE has 1 sense:
1. ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States
Familiarity information: CREPE MYRTLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CREPE MYRTLE (noun)
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 ("crepe myrtle" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches)
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)
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