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Definition of Crepe myrtle

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crepe Myrtle

Literary usage of Crepe myrtle

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

1. From a New England Woman's Diary in Dixie in 1865 by Mary Ames (1906)
"On either side of our door are clove trees, full of fruit, and in the yard we have found a Cape Jessamine in full flower and a white crepe myrtle. ..."

2. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1921)
"No matter what other plants he names, he is pretty certain to put the crepe myrtle first. Though this plant has not yet reached the dignity of a national ..."

3. The Bishop of Cottontown: A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills by John Trotwood Moore (1906)
"She had thrown back her head, and, half turned, was looking toward the crepe-myrtle tree from which the faint odor came. " You had better go, Richard," was ..."

4. Gardening in California: Landscape and Flower by John McLaren (1908)
"The crepe myrtle delights in a light rich soil and a warm sunny situation, the climate of San Francisco being too cold for this most beautiful shrub, ..."

5. The Mettle of the Pasture by James Lane Allen (1903)
"Along the pavement were set huge green boxes, in which white oleanders grew, and flaming pomegranates, and crepe myrtle thickly roofed with pink. ..."

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