English Explanatory Dictionary

myrtle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.
  2. Cyrilla species.
  3. A dark green shade that resembles the color of Myrtus leaves.
name
  1. A female given name from English.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɜːtl̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-myrtle.wav mûrʹtəl /ˈmɝtl̩/ [ˈmɝtɫ̩] [ˈmɝɾɫ̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-myrtle.wav

Word forms

myrtle myrtles

Etymology

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

Related words

Myrtilla

Derived words

aniseed myrtle bog myrtle bog-myrtle common myrtle crape myrtle creeping myrtle crêpe myrtle crepe myrtle Jew's myrtle lemon myrtle Myrtle Bank Myrtle Beach myrtle beech myrtled myrtlelike myrtle of the river Myrtle Park myrtle rust myrtle warbler myrtle wax native myrtle Oregon myrtle rose myrtle Saharan myrtle salt myrtle salt-myrtle sand myrtle sea myrtle sea-myrtle strawberry myrtle Tasmanian myrtle true myrtle wax myrtle Myrtle Mountain
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