English noun: myrtle | |||
1. | myrtle (plant) widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers | ||
Synonyms | Vinca minor | ||
Broader (hypernym) | periwinkle | ||
2. | myrtle (plant) any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | common myrtle, Myrtus communis | ||