crepe flower

crepe flower
noun
ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States
Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush
Member Holonyms: ↑Lagerstroemia, ↑genus Lagerstroemia

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • crepe myrtle — noun ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States • Syn: ↑crape myrtle, ↑crepe flower, ↑Lagerstroemia indica • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • crepe gardenia — noun tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand • Syn: ↑crape jasmine, ↑crepe jasmine, ↑pinwheel flower, ↑East Indian rosebay, ↑Adam s apple, ↑Nero s crown,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • crepe jasmine — noun tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand • Syn: ↑crape jasmine, ↑crepe gardenia, ↑pinwheel flower, ↑East Indian rosebay, ↑Adam s apple, ↑Nero s crown,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pinwheel flower — noun tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand • Syn: ↑crape jasmine, ↑crepe jasmine, ↑crepe gardenia, ↑East Indian rosebay, ↑Adam s apple, ↑Nero s crown, ↑coffee …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lagerstroemia indica — 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crape myrtle — noun ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States • Syn: ↑crepe myrtle, ↑crepe flower, ↑Lagerstroemia indica • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Lagerstroemia — noun shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers • Syn: ↑Lagerstroemia • Hypernyms: ↑plant genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Lythraceae, ↑family Lythraceae, ↑loosestrife family …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lagerstroemia — noun shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers • Syn: ↑genus Lagerstroemia • Hypernyms: ↑plant genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Lythraceae, ↑family Lythraceae, ↑loosestrife family …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lagerstroemia indica — noun ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States • Syn: ↑crape myrtle, ↑crepe myrtle, ↑crepe flower • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Lagerst …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”