Definition of Lagerstroemia indica

1. Noun. Ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States.

Exact synonyms: Crape Myrtle, Crepe Flower, Crepe Myrtle
Group relationships: Genus Lagerstroemia, Lagerstroemia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lagerstroemia Indica

Laffer
Laffer curve
Laffite
Lafitte
Lafora's disease
Lafora body
Lafora body disease
Lag b'Omer
Lagarostrobus
Lagarostrobus colensoi
Lagarostrobus franklinii
Lagenaria
Lagenaria siceraria
Lagenophera
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia indica (current term)
Lagerstroemia speciosa
Lagidium
Lagodon
Lagodon rhomboides
Lagopus
Lagopus scoticus
Lagorchestes
Lagos
Lagostomus
Lagostomus maximus
Lagothrix
Lagrange's equations
Lagrange disk
Lagrange point

Literary usage of Lagerstroemia indica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1902)
"Lagerstroemia indica, L. ovalifolia. Distribution.—ASIA: Japan (Sendai, K. Miyabe, Aug., 1893, and Tokyo, S. Hori., 1896). AUSTRALIA : New South Wales ..."

2. Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure by Hans Solereder (1908)
"The appearance of relatively thin transverse and longitudinal walls in the lower portion of the body of the hair in Lagerstroemia indica, L., ..."

3. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"A chemical peculiarity of the dimorphic anthers of Lagerstroemia indica, with a suggestion as to its ecological significance. JA HARRIS. ..."

4. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1907)
"... a strand-plant extending from Africa, tropical Asia to Malaya, Polynesia and Australia; Lagerstroemia indica L. (introduced and cultivated only ! ..."

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