crepe myrtle

noun

variants or crêpe myrtle

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Even a low-maintenance tree like a crepe myrtle needs water. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025 Photo by Michael Major/Shutterstock Barossa Valley, Australia South Australia’s Barossa Valley and the surrounding Mount Lofty Ranges light up with the golds, crimsons, and ambers of crepe myrtles and Japanese maples each April and May. Hillary Richard, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025 Mature crepe myrtles usually produce large clusters of blooms that become seed pods after the flowers fade. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025 Plants that bloom on new wood include roses, crepe myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica), butterfly bushes (Buddleia spp.),rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata), and Abelia spp. Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crepe myrtle

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crepe myrtle was in 1916

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“Crepe myrtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crepe%20myrtle. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.

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crepe myrtle

noun
variants or crêpe myrtle
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