myrtle

myrtle

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English

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Etymology

From Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos, “myrtle”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɜːtl̩/
  • (General American) enPR: mûrʹtəl, IPA(key): /ˈmɝtl̩/, [ˈmɝtɫ̩], [ˈmɝɾɫ̩]
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)təl

Noun

myrtle (plural myrtles)

  1. An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.
  2. Cyrilla spp.
  3. a dark green shade that resembles the color of Myrtus leaves.

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References

  • “myrtle”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • termly

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