1. shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers; [syn: Lagerstroemia, genus Lagerstroemia]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Lagerstroemia
n 1: shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually
with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers [syn:
Lagerstroemia, genus Lagerstroemia]