myrtle

myr·tle  (mûrtl)

n.

1. Any of several evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Myrtus, especially M. communis, an aromatic shrub native to the Mediterranean region and western Asia, having pink or white flowers and blue-black berries and widely cultivated as a hedge plant.

2. See periwinkle².

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[Middle English mirtille, from Old French, from Medieval Latin myrtillus, diminutive of Latin myrtus, from Greek murtos.]

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myrtle [mur-tl]

Noun

an evergreen shrub with pink or white flowers and aromatic blue-black berries [Greek murtos]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	myrtle - widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers Vinca minor periwinkle - chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
	2.	myrtle - any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus common myrtle, Myrtus communis - European shrub with white or rosy flowers followed by black berries angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary