| NOUN | plant | Queen's crape myrtle, pride-of-India, Lagerstroemia speciosa | native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma |
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| Meaning | Native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers. | |
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| Synonyms | pride-of-India, Lagerstroemia speciosa | |
| Member of | Lagerstroemia, genus Lagerstroemia | shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers |
| Broader | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary |
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