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crape myrtles

crape myrtles is the plural 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

Questions about crape myrtles

What is crape myrtles the plural of?
Crape myrtles is the plural of crape myrtle.

Words near crape myrtles in the dictionary

  1. crapaudines
  2. crapauds
  3. crape
  4. crape jasmine
  5. crape myrtle
  6. crape myrtles
  7. craped
  8. crapefish
  9. crapehanger
  10. crapehangers
  11. crapehanging

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