| lagerstroemia | (n) shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers, Syn. genus Lagerstroemia |
| crape myrtle | (n) ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States, Syn. crepe myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica, crepe flower |
| queen's crape myrtle | (n) native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers, Syn. Lagerstroemia speciosa, pride-of-India |