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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024myr•tle /ˈmɜrtəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Plant Biologya plant of S Europe, having evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and sweet-smelling berries.
- Plant Biologyan unrelated plant, as the periwinkle.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024myr•tle (mûr′tl),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany plant of the genus Myrtus, esp. M. communis, a shrub of southern Europe having evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and aromatic berries: anciently held sacred to Venus and used as an emblem of love. Cf. myrtle family.
- Plant Biologyany of certain unrelated plants, as the periwinkle, Vinca minor, and California laurel, Umbellularia californica.
Also called myr•tle•wood (mûr′tl wŏŏd′).USA pronunciation the hard, golden-brown wood of the California laurel.- Also called myr′tle green′. dark green with bluish tinge.
- Greek mýrtos) + Neo-Latin -illus diminutive suffix
- Medieval Latin myrtillus, equivalent. to Latin myrt(us) (
- Middle English mirtile 1350–1400
- a female given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: myrtle /ˈmɜːtəl/ n - 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
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin myrtilla, from Latin myrtus, from Greek murtos |