Definition of Crepe flower

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

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crepe Flower

creosols
creosote
creosote bush
creosoted
creosotelike
creosotes
creosotic
creosoting
crepance
crepances
crepe Suzette
crepe de Chine
crepe de Chines
crepe fern
crepe flower (current term)
crepe gardenia
crepe jasmine
crepe marocain
crepe myrtle
crepe paper
crepe rubber
creped
crepelike
creperie
creperies
crepes
crepey
crepidoma
crepidomas

Literary usage of Crepe flower

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

1. The Hand-book of Needlework by Lambert (F.), Miss A Lambert (1842)
"... attempts at ribbon work for instance, on a poor thin satin; and what on the contrary, more delicate and simple than the neatly executed crepe flower, ..."

2. The Hand-book of Needlework by Lambert (F.), Miss A Lambert (1842)
"... attempts at ribbon work for instance, on a poor thin satin; and what on the contrary, more delicate and simple than the neatly executed crepe flower, ..."

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