Myrtle definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary MYR'TLE, n. [L. myrtus ... plant of the genus Myrtus, of several species. The common myrtle rises with a shrubby upright stem, eight or ten feet ... dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers [syn: myrtle, Vinca minor] 2: any evergreen shrub or tree of the ... evergreen bushy shrub (Myrtus communis of the family Myrtaceae, the myrtle family) of southern Europe with oval to lance-shaped shiny ... any of the chiefly tropical shrubs or trees comprising the myrtle family 2. a. periwinkle I,1a b. California laurel Britannica ... while some are found in Australia and New Zealand. Common myrtle (M. communis) is native to the Mediterranean and the ...
Myrtle wax definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Myrtle Myr"tle (m[~e]r"t'l), n. [F. myrtil bilberry, prop., a little myrtle, from myrte myrtle, L. myrtus, murtus, Gr. my`rtos; cf. Per. m[=u ... species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus communis. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high ... moneywort. In the West Indies several myrtaceous shrubs are called myrtle. Bog myrtle, the sweet gale. Crape myrtle. See under ...
crape myrtle definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: ornamental shrub ... India commonly planted in the southern United States [syn: crape myrtle, crepe myrtle, crepe flower, Lagerstroemia indica] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1850 ... in warm regions for its flowers Webster's 1913 Dictionary Myrtle Myr"tle (m[~e]r"t'l), n. [F. myrtil bilberry, prop., a little myrtle, from myrte myrtle, L. myrtus, murtus, Gr. my`rtos; cf. Per. m[= ...
sand myrtle definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: low-growing ... many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage [syn: sand myrtle, Leiophyllum buxifolium] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1814 a usually ... Leiophyllum buxifolium) of the heath family Webster's 1913 Dictionary Myrtle Myr"tle (m[~e]r"t'l), n. [F. myrtil bilberry, prop., a little myrtle, from myrte myrtle, L. myrtus, murtus, Gr. my`rtos; cf. Per. m[=u ... species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus communis. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet ...
wax myrtle definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: any shrub ... of a genus (Myrica of the family Myricaceae, the wax-myrtle family) of trees or shrubs with aromatic foliage; especially a ... yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also bee moth. Wax myrtle. (Bot.) See Bayberry. Wax painting, a kind of painting practiced ... resembling the natural color of beeswax. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Myrtle Myr"tle (m[~e]r"t'l), n. [F. myrtil bilberry, prop., a little myrtle, from myrte myrtle, L. myrtus, murtus, Gr. my`rtos; cf. Per. m[= ...
bog myrtle definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: perennial plant ... spreading across the surface [syn: water shamrock, buckbean, bogbean, bog myrtle, marsh trefoil, Menyanthes trifoliata] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Myrtle Myr"tle (m[~e]r"t'l), n. [F. myrtil bilberry, prop., a little myrtle, from myrte myrtle, L. myrtus, murtus, Gr. my`rtos; cf. Per. m[=u ... species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus communis. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet ...
Wax-myrtle definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary WAX-MYRTLE, n. The bayberry, or Myrica cerifera, a shrub of North ... berries of which are covered with a greenish wax, called myrtle wax, or bayberry tallow. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms ...
common myrtle definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: European shrub ... white or rosy flowers followed by black berries [syn: common myrtle, Myrtus communis]
myrtle oak definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: small ... often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas [syn: myrtle oak, seaside scrub oak, Quercus myrtifolia]