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.
Cyrilla species.
A dark green shade that resembles the color of Myrtus leaves.
A female given name from English.
Myrtle Hazard Lindsay walked up to the bust, and kissed its marble forehead, saying, "This is the face of my Guardian Angel!"
From Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos, “myrtle”).
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