myrtle

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

periwinkle

Vinca minor

dwarf periwinkle

vinca

Myrtus communis

common myrtle

common periwinkle

lesser periwinkle

Translations

mirto

mirto

myrte

arrayán

Myrte

mirto

murta

mersin

myrtus

μυρτιά

mirte

murta

murta

mortella

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɜːtl̩/

Etymology

From Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos, “myrtle”).