| NOUN | plant | genus Lagerstroemia, Lagerstroemia | shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers |
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| Meaning | shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers. | |
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| Synonym | Lagerstroemia | |
| Member of | Lythraceae, family Lythraceae, loosestrife family | herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers |
| Members | Queen's crape myrtle, pride-of-India, Lagerstroemia speciosa | Native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma |
| crape myrtle, crepe myrtle, crepe flower, Lagerstroemia indica | Ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States | |
| Broader | plant genus | A genus of plants |
| Spanish | genus lagerstroemia, lagerstroemia | |
| Catalan | genus lagerstroemia, lagerstroemia | |
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