HyperDic: queen[s_crape_myrtle

English > 1 sense of the expression Queen's crape myrtle:
NOUNplantQueen's crape myrtle, pride-of-India, Lagerstroemia speciosanative to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma
English > Queen's crape myrtle: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningNative to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers.
Synonymspride-of-India, Lagerstroemia speciosa
Member ofLagerstroemia, genus Lagerstroemiashrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers
Broaderangiospermous tree, flowering treeAny tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary

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