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| myr·tle [ múrt'l ] (plural myr·tles) |
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1. evergreen tree: a commonly cultivated evergreen bush with blue-black fruit. Flowers: fragrant, white or pink. Native to: Mediterranean region, western Asia. Latin name Myrtus communis.
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2. plants
Same as periwinkle2
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< medieval Latin myrtilla "small myrtle tree" < Latin myrtus "myrtle tree" < Greek murtos< Semitic] |
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