noun
myrtle
MURTL
noun
1
An evergreen shrub with fragrant leaves and white flowers, native to southern Europe and North Africa.
"They planted myrtle bushes along the garden path."
2
A deep green colour resembling the leaves of the myrtle plant.
"She wore a dress in a rich shade of myrtle."
name
1
A female given name derived from the plant name.
"Her grandmother was named Myrtle."
How to Use Myrtle
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA fragrant evergreen shrub, also used as a name and a colour term for its deep green leaves.
Word Forms
myrtles plural
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Etymology
From Old French mirtille, ultimately from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek myrtos ("myrtle").