Syn: family {Myrtaceae}, myrtle family. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
myrtle family — noun trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil • Syn: ↑Myrtaceae, ↑family Myrtaceae • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Myrtales, ↑order Myrta … Useful english dictionary
myrtle family — the plant family Myrtaceae, characterized by mostly tropical trees and shrubs having aromatic, simple, usually opposite leaves, clusters of flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including allspice, clove, eucalyptus, guava,… … Universalium
myrtle — [mʉrt′ l] n. [ME mirtille < OFr myrtille < ML myrtillus, dim. < L myrtus < Gr myrtos, myrtle, prob. < Sem; ? akin to Ar murr, myrrh] 1. any of a genus (Myrtus) of plants of the myrtle family, with evergreen leaves, white or pinkish … English World dictionary
wax-myrtle family — noun constituting the order Myricales • Syn: ↑Myricaceae, ↑family Myricaceae • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Myricales, ↑order Myrica … Useful english dictionary
Myrtle — Contents 1 Plants 2 Place names 3 Given name 4 Other uses … Wikipedia
myrtle — /merr tl/, n. 1. any plant of the genus Myrtus, esp. M. communis, a shrub of southern Europe having evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and aromatic berries: anciently held sacred to Venus and used as an emblem of love. Cf. myrtle family. 2 … Universalium
Myrtle — /merr tl/, n. a female given name. * * * Any of the evergreen shrubs in the genus Myrtus (family Myrtaceae). Authorities differ widely over the number of species included; most occur in South America, while some are found in Australia and New… … Universalium
myrtle — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mirtille, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin myrtillus, from Latin myrtus, from Greek myrtos Date: 1562 1. a. a common evergreen bushy shrub (Myrtus communis of the family Myrtaceae, the … New Collegiate Dictionary
family Myricaceae — noun constituting the order Myricales • Syn: ↑Myricaceae, ↑wax myrtle family • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Myricales, ↑order Myric … Useful english dictionary
family Myrtaceae — noun trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil • Syn: ↑Myrtaceae, ↑myrtle family • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Myrtales, ↑order Myrtales … Useful english dictionary
