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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 [ˈmɜːt^əl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any evergreen shrub or tree of the myrtaceous genus Myrtus, esp M. communis, a S European shrub with pink or white flowers and aromatic blue-black berries

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) short for crape myrtle

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) bog myrtle another name for sweet gale

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)

creeping or trailing myrtle US and Canadian another name for periwinkle (the plant)

[from Medieval Latin myrtilla, from Latin myrtus, from 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

Translations

myrtle [ˈmɜːtl] N → arrayán m, mirto m

myrtle

n → Myrte f

myrtle [ˈmɜːtl] n → mirto