crape myrtlenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌkreɪp ˈmɜː.təl/us/ˌkreɪp ˈmɝː.t̬əl/a small tree with purple, pink, or white flowers
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Deciduous trees
- acacia
- acer
- alder
- almond
- baobab
- beech
- chestnut
- hazel
- hickory
- horse chestnut
- laburnum
- linden
- magnolia
- mimosa
- myrtle
- silver birch
- spotted gum
- stringybark
- sweet chestnut
- sycamore
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Examples from literature
- It was well surrounded by crape myrtles, and communicated behind by a descending stair and a plank-walk with the rear entrance of the chapel over whose worshippers he daily spread his hands in benediction.