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		Definition of crape myrtle in English: crape myrtle(also crepe myrtle) noun An ornamental Chinese shrub or small tree with pink, white, or purplish crinkled petals. 紫薇,百日红 Lagerstroemia indica, family Lythraceae Example sentencesExamples -  They're planted under the shade of a mature crepe myrtle.
 -  I trimmed the ends and seed pods from our crape myrtle, which is as tall as the power lines.
 -  We planted verbena around our crape myrtle, and it has gone wild, spilling over the edges of the concrete border.
 -  There is a black fungus on my crape myrtle and jasmine. Could you give me any advice?
 -  The plant in your photo is growing and flowering profusely beneath a crape myrtle.
 -  Tall palmettos and a multi-trunked crape myrtle make a leafy canopy overhead, helping to hide the patio from neighbors.
 
    Definition of crape myrtle in US English: crape myrtle(also crepe myrtle) noun An ornamental Asian shrub or small tree with pink, white, or purplish crinkled petals. 紫薇,百日红 Genus Lagerstroemia, family Lythraceae: several species, in particular common crape myrtle (L. indica) and queen's crape myrtle (L. speciosa) Example sentencesExamples -  There is a black fungus on my crape myrtle and jasmine. Could you give me any advice?
 -  I trimmed the ends and seed pods from our crape myrtle, which is as tall as the power lines.
 -  The plant in your photo is growing and flowering profusely beneath a crape myrtle.
 -  We planted verbena around our crape myrtle, and it has gone wild, spilling over the edges of the concrete border.
 -  Tall palmettos and a multi-trunked crape myrtle make a leafy canopy overhead, helping to hide the patio from neighbors.
 -  They're planted under the shade of a mature crepe myrtle.
 
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