HyperDic: lagerstroemia

English > 1 sense of the word Lagerstroemia:
NOUNplantLagerstroemia, genus Lagerstroemiashrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers
English > Lagerstroemia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningshrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers.
Synonymgenus Lagerstroemia
Member ofLythraceae, family Lythraceae, loosestrife familyherbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers
MembersQueen's crape myrtle, pride-of-India, Lagerstroemia speciosaNative to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma
crape myrtle, crepe myrtle, crepe flower, Lagerstroemia indicaOrnamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States
Broaderplant genusA genus of plants
Spanishgenus lagerstroemia, lagerstroemia
Catalangenus lagerstroemia, lagerstroemia

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