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crêpe myrtle

crêpe myrtle is the alternative form of crape myrtle.

Meaning of crape myrtle

Noun

crape myrtle (plural crape myrtles)

  1. Any of the genus Lagerstroemia, family Lythraceae, shrubs or small trees, certain of which are ornamental, bearing big gaudy blooms.
    • Olive cared for a stand of crape myrtles in her backyard because she delighted in butterflies and blossoms.2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, page 263

Forms of crêpe myrtle

pluralcrêpe myrtles

Questions about crêpe myrtle

What is crêpe myrtle the alternative form of?
Crêpe myrtle is the alternative form of crape myrtle.

Words near crêpe myrtle in the dictionary

  1. Crêches-sur-Saône
  2. crêpe
  3. crêpe de chine
  4. crêpe de chines
  5. crêpe ginger
  6. crêpe myrtle
  7. crêpe myrtles
  8. crêpe paper
  9. crêpe papers
  10. crêpe suzette
  11. crêpe suzettes

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