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Myrtus

noun

type genus of the Myrtaceae

• Syn: ↑genus Myrtus

• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus

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

• Member Meronyms: ↑common myrtle, ↑Myrtus communis

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\\ˈmərd.əs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, myrtle — more at myrtle

: a genus of chiefly So. American shrubs (the type of the family Myrtaceae) having flowers with numerous ovules — see myrtle

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Myrtus /mûrˈtəs/

noun

The myrtle genus, giving name to the family Myrtāˈceae

ORIGIN: L, from Gr myrtos

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myrtāˈceous adjective

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