lagerstroemia indica

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lagerstroemia indica - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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  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]

lagerstroemia indica - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Lagerstroemia indica
      n 1: ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the
           southern United States [syn: crape myrtle, crepe myrtle
           , crepe flower, Lagerstroemia indica]