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 | ||