CRAPE MYRTLE


Meaning of CRAPE MYRTLE in English

a tall Chinese shrub, Lagerstroemia indica, of the loosestrife family, having clusters of crinkled red, pink, purple, or white flowers, grown as an ornamental in the southern and western U.S.

Also, crepe myrtle .

[ 1840-50, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .