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myrtle family

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Noun1.myrtle family - trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil
dicot family, magnoliopsid family - family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Myrtales, order Myrtales, order Thymelaeales, Thymelaeales - Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae
myrtaceous tree - trees and shrubs
genus Myrtus, Myrtus - type genus of the Myrtaceae
genus Pimenta, Pimenta - allspice tree
Eugenia, genus Eugenia - tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood
genus Feijoa - small South American shrubs or trees
genus Jambos, Jambos - used in some classifications for rose apples (Eugenia jambos)
genus Myrciaria, Myrcia, Myrciaria - a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs of the myrtle family
genus Eucalyptus - tall trees native to the Australian region; source of timber and medicinal oils from the aromatic leaves
genus Syzygium, Syzygium - a tropical evergreen tree of the myrtle family native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere


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The New Zealand Christmas tree and the pineapple guava are members of the myrtle family, which is noted for its fragrant varieties of eucalyptus and many other plants.
 
 
 
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