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English noun: myrtle

1. myrtle (plant) widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers


SynonymsVinca 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









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