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

• Member Meronyms:

↑crape myrtle, ↑crepe myrtle, ↑crepe flower, ↑Lagerstroemia indica, ↑Queen's crape myrtle, ↑pride-of-India, ↑Lagerstroemia speciosa

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\\ˌlāgə(r)ˈstrēmēə, ˌläg-, ˌlag-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Magnus Lagerstroem died 1759 Swedish naturalist and merchant + New Latin -ia

: a genus of shrubs (family Lythraceae) of tropical Asia and Africa with usually showy paniculate flowers and capsular fruits with winged seeds — see crape myrtle