lagerstroemia indica
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United StatesSynonyms: crape myrtlecrepe myrtlecrepe flowerLagerstroemia indica
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Crape \Crape\ (kr[=a]p), n. [F. cr[^e]pe, fr. L. crispus curled, crisped. See Crisp.] A thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill. Black crape is much used for mourning garments, also for the dress of some clergymen. [1913 Webster]
A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Crape myrtle (Bot.), a very ornamental shrub (Lagerstroemia Indica) from the East Indies, often planted in the Southern United States. Its foliage is like that of the myrtle, and the flower has wavy crisped petals.
Oriental crape. See Canton crape. [1913 Webster]
crape myrtle \crape myrtle\ n. an tall East Indian and Chinese shrub (Lagerstroemia indica of the loosestrife family, commonly planted in Southern and Western U. S. as an ornamental shrub. It has clusters of red, white, purple, or pink flowers.
Syn: crepe myrtle, crepe flower, Lagerstroemia indica. [WordNet 1.5]