crepe myrtle

noun

variants or crêpe myrtle

Examples of crepe myrtle in a Sentence

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While the adults chew on ornamental plants, fruit trees, berry plants, and many different shade and ornamental trees such as linden, Japanese maple, crepe myrtle, and flowering crabapple, the grubs feed on the roots of turfgrasses and vegetable seedlings, says Potter. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 May 2025 Several olive trees toward the front of the property are in decent shape, and the crepe myrtle is only slightly burnt. Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025 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 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 22 May. 2025.

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crepe myrtle

noun
variants or crêpe myrtle
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