myrtle
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myrtle¹
- /ˈmɜːtl̩/ UK
- /ˈmɝtl̩/ US
- [ˈmɝtɫ̩] US
- [ˈmɝɾɫ̩] US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)təl
Where it comes from
From Middle English mirtille, from Old French mirtille, mirtile, from myrte, from Latin myrtillus, from myrtus + -illus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos, “myrtle”).
noun myrtles
- An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa. In the Middle Ages pulverized myrtle leaves were applied to the body as a sexual stimulation.
- A small tree or tall shrub, Cyrilla racemiflora, native to temperate and tropical regions of the Americas.
- A tall evergreen Australian tree, Nothofagus cunninghamii, native to Victoria and Tasmania. [W]here the gullies are fringed with blackwoods, wattle, myrtles, musks and sassafras[.]
- A dark green shade that resembles the color of Myrtus leaves.
Myrtle²
- /ˈmɝtl̩/ US
- /ˈmɜːtl̩/ UK
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)təl
Where it comes from
After the plant, myrtle; used since the end of the 19th century.
proper noun
- A female given name from English. Myrtle Hazard Lindsay walked up to the bust, and kissed its marble forehead, saying, "This is the face of my Guardian Angel!"
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: vinca minor, candleberry, bog, crape, fifi, moaning, mimi, myrtetum, myrica, bog myrtle, native myrtle, bog-myrtle, myristica, lemon myrtle, wax-myrtle, wax myrtle
Translations
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noun evergreen shrub
| Español | arrayán, murta, mirto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 은매화 eunmaehwa, 도금양 dogeumyang |
| 日本語 | ギンバイカ ginbaika |
| 中文 | 桃金娘 táojīnniáng, 香桃木 xiāngtáomù |
| Kiswahili | mhadasi |
| Português | murta, mirto |
| Français | myrte |
| Deutsch | Myrte |
| Italiano | mirto |
| Ελληνικά | μυρτιά myrtiá |
| Română | mirt |
| Русский | мирт mirt |
| العربية | آس ʔās, رَيْحَان rayḥān, مَرْسِين marsīn, قُمَام qumām |
| עברית | הֲדַס hăḏás |
Talk about this word "myrtle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/myrtle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. myrtle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/myrtle "myrtle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/myrtle.Cite this
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title = {myrtle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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