lagerstroemia : Idioms & Phrases
genus lagerstroemia
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noun shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers
Lagerstroemia.
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lagerstroemia indica
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noun ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States
crape myrtle; crepe myrtle; crepe flower.
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lagerstroemia speciosa
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noun native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers
Queen's crape myrtle; pride-of-India.