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Myrcia

noun

a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs of the myrtle family

• Syn: ↑Myrciaria, ↑genus Myrciaria

• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Myrtaceae, ↑family Myrtaceae, ↑myrtle family

• Member Meronyms: ↑jaboticaba, ↑jaboticaba tree, ↑Myrciaria cauliflora

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\\ˈmərsh(ē)ə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin myrtus myrtle + New Latin -ia — more at myrtle

: a large genus of tropical American trees and shrubs (family Myrtaceae) distinguished by their few-seeded berries

Useful english dictionary. 2012.