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myrtle
1[ mur-tl ]
noun
- any plant of the genus Myrtus, especially 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. Compare myrtle family.
- any of certain unrelated plants, as the periwinkle, Vinca minor, and California laurel, Umbellularia californica.
- Also called ·ٱ·ɴǴǻ [mur, -tl-w, oo, d]. the hard, golden-brown wood of the California laurel.
- Also called myrtle green. dark green with bluish tinge.
Myrtle
2[ mur-tl ]
noun
- a female given name.
myrtle
/ ˈɜːə /
noun
- 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
- short for crape myrtle
- bog myrtle another name for sweet gale
- creeping myrtle or trailing myrtleanother name for periwinkle 2
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of myrtle1
1350–1400; Middle English mirtile < Medieval Latin myrtillus, equivalent to Latin myrt ( us ) (< Greek ýٴDz ) + New Latin -illus diminutive suffix
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of myrtle1
C16: from Medieval Latin myrtilla, from Latin myrtus, from Greek murtos
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That’s the sound of shade tree advocates unhappy that I’m mentioning crape myrtles in this list.
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On six acres among the dairy farms of southeast L.A., he grew ferns, myrtle and eucalyptus.
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The aromas the team tested on participants were vanilla, almond, lemon, lemon myrtle, eucalyptus, peppermint, vinegar and lemongrass.
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Tree varieties include Eureka lemon, pink guava, Golden Delicious apple, coast live oak, olive, crape myrtle, California sycamore, desert willow and torrey pines.
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Instead of his sword, he swung a young myrtle branch that whipped across my shoulders.
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