lagerstroemia indica

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Lagerstroemia indica
    n 1: ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the
         southern United States [syn: {crape myrtle}, {crepe
         myrtle}, {crepe flower}, {Lagerstroemia indica}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Crape \Crape\ (kr[=a]p), n. [F. cr[^e]pe, fr. L. crispus curled,
   crisped. See {Crisp}.]
   A thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on
   the mill. Black crape is much used for mourning garments,
   also for the dress of some clergymen.
   [1913 Webster]

         A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn. --Pope.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Crape myrtle} (Bot.), a very ornamental shrub
      ({Lagerstroemia Indica}) from the East Indies, often
      planted in the Southern United States. Its foliage is like
      that of the myrtle, and the flower has wavy crisped
      petals.

   {Oriental crape}. See {Canton crape}.
      [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

crape myrtle \crape myrtle\ n.
   an tall East Indian and Chinese shrub ({Lagerstroemia indica}
   of the loosestrife family, commonly planted in Southern and
   Western U. S. as an ornamental shrub. It has clusters of red,
   white, purple, or pink flowers.

   Syn: crepe myrtle, crepe flower, Lagerstroemia indica.
        [WordNet 1.5]