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crape myrtle

noun

Definition of CRAPE MYRTLE

: an Asian shrub (Lagerstroemia indica) of the loosestrife family widely grown in warm regions for its flowers

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First Known Use of CRAPE MYRTLE

1850

Rhymes with CRAPE MYRTLE

cross-fertile, infertile, sand myrtle, sea turtle, self-fertile, turn turtle, wax myrtle

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