genus Myrtus

genus Myrtus
noun
type genus of the Myrtaceae
Syn: ↑Myrtus
Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Myrtaceae, ↑family Myrtaceae, ↑myrtle family
Member Meronyms: ↑common myrtle, ↑Myrtus communis

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