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myrtle

UK/ˈmɜːtl̩/ US/ˈmɝtl̩/ fairly common

noun

1.

widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers

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2.

any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus

Origin

From Middle English mirtille, from Old French mirtille, mirtile, from myrte, from Latin myrtillus, from myrtus + -illus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos, “myrtle”).

Phrases

  • aniseed myrtle
  • bog myrtle
  • common myrtle
  • crape myrtle
  • creeping myrtle
  • crêpe myrtle
  • Dutch myrtle

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