myrtle

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From Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos, “myrtle”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɜːtl̩/

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• (General American) enPR: mûrʹtəl, IPA^(key): /ˈmɝtl̩/, [ˈmɝtɫ̩], [ˈmɝɾɫ̩]

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)təl

myrtle (plural myrtles)

1. An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.
2. Cyrilla species.
3. A dark green shade that resembles the color of Myrtus leaves.

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• “myrtle”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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