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Added 10 October 2026

myrtle

/ˈmɜːtl̩/ noun

In Latin: myrtus Wiktionary

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An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.
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.

Origin

From Middle English mirtille, from Old French mirtille, mirtile, from myrte, from Latin myrtillus, from myrtus + -illus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos, “myrtle”).

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