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    LAGERSTROEMIA SPECIOSA

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowersplay

    Synonyms:

    Lagerstroemia speciosa; pride-of-India; Queen's crape myrtle

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

    angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

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

    genus Lagerstroemia; Lagerstroemia (shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers)

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