noun
trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil
• Syn: ↑Myrtaceae, ↑family Myrtaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Myrtales, ↑order Myrtales, ↑Thymelaeales, ↑order Thymelaeales
• Member Meronyms:
↑myrtaceous tree, ↑Myrtus, ↑genus Myrtus, ↑Pimenta, ↑genus Pimenta, ↑Eugenia, ↑genus Eugenia, ↑genus Feijoa, ↑Jambos, ↑genus Jambos, ↑Myrciaria, ↑genus Myrciaria, ↑Myrcia, ↑Psidium, ↑genus Psidium, ↑genus Eucalyptus, ↑Syzygium, ↑genus Syzygium
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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, and myrtles of the genus Myrtus.
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myrtle family,
a group of dicotyledonous woody plants, natives of warm climates, usually having a fragrant, volatile oil. The family includes plants valued for spices, such as the clove and allspice, for edible fruit, such as the guava, and for timber or gum, such as the eucalyptus.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.