myrtle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɝtl̩/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- mûrʹtəl (General-American)
- /ˈmɜːtl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈmɝtɫ̩] (General-American)
- (US) audio
- [ˈmɝɾɫ̩] (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English mirtille, from Old French mirtille, mirtile, from myrte, from Latin myrtillus, from myrtus + -illus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos, “myrtle”).
Meanings
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An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.
In the Middle Ages pulverized myrtle leaves were applied to the body as a sexual stimulation.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 162:
- A small tree or tall shrub, Cyrilla racemiflora, native to temperate and tropical regions of the Americas.
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(Australia) A tall evergreen Australian tree, Nothofagus cunninghamii, native to Victoria and Tasmania.
[W]here the gullies are fringed with blackwoods, wattle, myrtles, musks and sassafras[.]
1951, Ambrose Pratt, The Lore of the Lyrebird, Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, page 58:
- A dark green shade that resembles the color of Myrtus leaves.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| myrtles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Myrtle Beach · lemon myrtle · Jew's myrtle · Myrtle Bank · rose myrtle · true myrtle · crêpe myrtle · myrtle rust · sand myrtle · Tasmanian myrtle · myrtle wax · Oregon myrtle · salt-myrtle · wax myrtle · crape myrtle · native myrtle · bog-myrtle · myrtlelike · Myrtle Park · bog myrtle · aniseed myrtle · Saharan myrtle · crepe myrtle · common myrtle · myrtle of the river · sea-myrtle · Dutch myrtle · sea myrtle · strawberry myrtle · creeping myrtle · myrtle beech · salt myrtle · myrtled · myrtle warbler
Translations (107)
tl mirto (evergreen shrub) · ms as (evergreen shrub) · sh mȑča (evergreen shrub) · gl murteira (evergreen shrub) · ca murta (evergreen shrub) · gez ምርስኔ (evergreen shrub) · am ባርሰነት (evergreen shrub) · hy մրտենի (evergreen shrub) · tr mersin (evergreen shrub) · ca murtera (evergreen shrub) · am ምርሰኔ (evergreen shrub) · ota مورد (evergreen shrub) · sh ми̑рта (evergreen shrub) · it mirto (evergreen shrub) · uk мирт (evergreen shrub) · ro mirt (evergreen shrub) · sk myrta (evergreen shrub) · he הֲדַס (evergreen shrub) · scn murtiḍḍa (evergreen shrub) · am አደስ (evergreen shrub) · pt murta (evergreen shrub) · gez ብርስዩን (evergreen shrub) · ja ギンバイカ (evergreen shrub) · gl murta (evergreen shrub) · gez ብርስኖት (evergreen shrub) · cmn 桃金娘 (evergreen shrub) · cu мрътва (evergreen shrub) · nl mirte (evergreen shrub) · sl mírta (evergreen shrub) · bg ми́рта (evergreen shrub) · ko 은매화 (evergreen shrub) · xcl մուրտ (evergreen shrub) · ar رَيْحَان (evergreen shrub) · es arrayán (evergreen shrub) · fa مور (evergreen shrub) · ru мирт (evergreen shrub) · oge მურტი (evergreen shrub) · cy myrtwydden (evergreen shrub) · ang wīr (evergreen shrub) · ar قُمَام (evergreen shrub) · gez ሚርሰንስ (evergreen shrub) · ti ኣደስ (evergreen shrub) · mk мирта (evergreen shrub) · gez እልኣስ (evergreen shrub) · sh мр̏ча (evergreen shrub) · wyi tid-e'am (evergreen shrub) · fi myrtti (evergreen shrub) · uga unknown (evergreen shrub) · cs myrta (evergreen shrub) · hu mirtusz (evergreen shrub) · no myrte (evergreen shrub) · kmr mord (evergreen shrub) · arc אָסָא (evergreen shrub) · ckb مۆرت (evergreen shrub) · sw mhadasi (evergreen shrub) · fr myrte (evergreen shrub) · ko 도금양 (evergreen shrub) · be мірт (evergreen shrub) · ar هَدَس (evergreen shrub) · arc הֲדַסַא (evergreen shrub) · bg мирт (evergreen shrub) · ga miortal (evergreen shrub) · ary ريحان (evergreen shrub) · ar آس (evergreen shrub) · arc הֲדַסַא (evergreen shrub) · gez ሚረሲንስ (evergreen shrub) · ps ماڼو (evergreen shrub) · akk 𒄑𒊍 (evergreen shrub) · pdt Mirt (evergreen shrub) · gl lundio (evergreen shrub) · gez አደስ (evergreen shrub) · gez ሚርስንስ (evergreen shrub) · es murta (evergreen shrub) · ary هلموش (evergreen shrub) · fa مورد (evergreen shrub) · am ኣደስ (evergreen shrub) · ka მირტი (evergreen shrub) · arc אָסָא (evergreen shrub) · ms murad (evergreen shrub) · es mirto (evergreen shrub) · gez ሜርሴንስ (evergreen shrub) · gez ብርስዮን (evergreen shrub) · de Myrte (evergreen shrub) · la myrtus (evergreen shrub) · eo mirto (evergreen shrub) · gez መርሲኔን (evergreen shrub) · gez መርሳኒ (evergreen shrub) · ar مَرْسِين (evergreen shrub) · pl mirt (evergreen shrub) · am የሚለመልም (evergreen shrub) · tr murt (evergreen shrub) · haw mā'kala (evergreen shrub) · da myrte (evergreen shrub) · cu мѵръта (evergreen shrub) · pt mirto (evergreen shrub) · ca murtra (evergreen shrub) · ota مرسین (evergreen shrub) · gez መርሲኔ (evergreen shrub) · syc ܐܵܣܵܐ (evergreen shrub) · cmn 香桃木 (evergreen shrub) · gl silvarda (evergreen shrub) · sh mȋrta (evergreen shrub) · sv myrten (evergreen shrub) · el μυρτιά (evergreen shrub) · grc μυρσίνη (evergreen shrub) · uga absent from the texts (evergreen shrub) · gez ምርስኔን (evergreen shrub)