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单词 myrtal
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myrtaladj.n.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Myrtales.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Myrtales, plural (J. Lindley: see quot. 1836 at sense A.) < classical Latin myrtus myrtle (see myrt n.) + -ālis -al suffix1. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mə̄·ɹtăl) /ˈmɜːtəl/.
Botany. Obsolete.
A. adj.
In J. Lindley's terminology: belonging to or constituting the Myrtales, a group of related plants including the families Myrtaceae, Combretaceae, Onagraceae, and Melastomaceae (most of which are included in the modern order Myrtales).
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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > myrtles > [adjective]
myrtine oil1540
myrtly1611
myrtaceous1835
myrtal1836
1836 J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. (ed. 2) 38 The solitary carpel..neatly distinguishes those two orders from all others of the Myrtal alliance.
1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 726 Myrtal Exogens.
B. n.
A plant of this group.
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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > myrtles > [noun]
myrt?a1200
myrt-treea1382
mirtusc1384
myrtine?a1450
myrtle tree1548
myrtle1562
nerte1585
Australian tea1728
Bencoolen tea1728
New Zealand tea1728
Scotch gale1795
Callistemon1814
manuka1832
myrtal1846
mangrove-myrtle1847
swamp tea tree1862
lid-flower1866
Barringtonia1871
tea-broom1872
kanuka1906
myrtle-of-the-river1919
1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 722 An instance of the approach of Myrtals to the Asteral Alliance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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adj.n.1836
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