crepe flower
Definition
- Noun:
- A type of ornamental shrub: "crepe flower" refers to a specific flowering shrub, Lagerstroemia indica, native to eastern India and widely cultivated in warm climates such as the southern United States for its showy, crinkled-petal blossoms.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The garden's centerpiece is a beautiful crepe flower in full bloom.
- Crepe flowers are popular in Southern landscapes because they are drought-tolerant.
Advanced Usage
- As a common name: The term "crepe flower" is often used interchangeably with "crape myrtle" or "crepe myrtle" in horticultural and casual contexts.
- Many people mistakenly call the plant a "crepe myrtle," but its botanical name is Lagerstroemia indica.
Variants and Related Words
- Crape myrtle / Crepe myrtle (n): Alternative common names for the same plant ().
- Lagerstroemia indica (n): The formal botanical Latin name for the crepe flower shrub.
Synonyms
- Crape myrtle: The most common synonym in American English.
- Crepe myrtle: A variant spelling of the synonym.
Related Phrases
- Crepe paper flower (n): This is a different, unrelated term referring to artificial flowers made from crinkled paper, not the living shrub. It is listed here to avoid confusion.
- For the craft project, we made decorations from crepe paper flowers.
Noun
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ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States
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