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    LAGERSTROEMIA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowersplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Lagerstroemia; Lagerstroemia

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Lagerstroemia" is a kind of...):

    plant genus (a genus of plants)

    Meronyms (members of "Lagerstroemia"):

    crape myrtle; crepe flower; crepe myrtle; Lagerstroemia indica (ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States)

    Lagerstroemia speciosa; pride-of-India; Queen's crape myrtle (native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers)

    Holonyms ("Lagerstroemia" is a member of...):

    family Lythraceae; loosestrife family; Lythraceae (herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers)

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