/ Dictionary / Index C crape myrtle: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: crape' myr"tle Pronunciation: [key] a tall Chinese shrub, Lagerstroemia indica, of the loosestrife family, having clusters of crinkled red, pink, purple, or white flowers, grown as an ornamental in the southern and western U.S. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. crape jasmine crapola Related Content Daily Word Quiz: laudable Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language