Queen's crape myrtle

Definitions of Queen's crape myrtle
  1. noun
    native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers
    synonyms: Lagerstroemia speciosa, pride-of-India
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    type of:
    angiospermous tree, flowering tree
    any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
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