myrtle family

myrtle family
noun
trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil
• Syn: ↑Myrtaceae, ↑family Myrtaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Myrtales, ↑order Myrtales, ↑Thymelaeales, ↑order Thymelaeales
• Member Meronyms:

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noun

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the plant family Myrtaceae, characterized by mostly tropical trees and shrubs having aromatic, simple, usually opposite leaves, clusters of flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including allspice, clove, eucalyptus, guava, and myrtles of the genus Myrtus.

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myrtle family,
a group of dicotyledonous woody plants, natives of warm climates, usually having a fragrant, volatile oil. The family includes plants valued for spices, such as the clove and allspice, for edible fruit, such as the guava, and for timber or gum, such as the eucalyptus.

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  • myrtle family — Myrtaceae Myrtaceae prop. n. A natural family of trees and shrubs yielding fragrant oils, including the myrtles, eucalyptus, clove, allspice, and guava; the {myrtle family}. Syn: family {Myrtaceae}, myrtle family. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • myrtle family — the plant family Myrtaceae, characterized by mostly tropical trees and shrubs having aromatic, simple, usually opposite leaves, clusters of flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including allspice, clove, eucalyptus, guava,… …   Universalium

  • myrtle — [mʉrt′ l] n. [ME mirtille < OFr myrtille < ML myrtillus, dim. < L myrtus < Gr myrtos, myrtle, prob. < Sem; ? akin to Ar murr, myrrh] 1. any of a genus (Myrtus) of plants of the myrtle family, with evergreen leaves, white or pinkish …   English World dictionary

  • wax-myrtle family — noun constituting the order Myricales • Syn: ↑Myricaceae, ↑family Myricaceae • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Myricales, ↑order Myrica …   Useful english dictionary

  • Myrtle — Contents 1 Plants 2 Place names 3 Given name 4 Other uses …   Wikipedia

  • myrtle — /merr tl/, n. 1. any plant of the genus Myrtus, esp. M. communis, a shrub of southern Europe having evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and aromatic berries: anciently held sacred to Venus and used as an emblem of love. Cf. myrtle family. 2 …   Universalium

  • Myrtle — /merr tl/, n. a female given name. * * * Any of the evergreen shrubs in the genus Myrtus (family Myrtaceae). Authorities differ widely over the number of species included; most occur in South America, while some are found in Australia and New… …   Universalium

  • myrtle — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mirtille, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin myrtillus, from Latin myrtus, from Greek myrtos Date: 1562 1. a. a common evergreen bushy shrub (Myrtus communis of the family Myrtaceae, the …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • family Myricaceae — noun constituting the order Myricales • Syn: ↑Myricaceae, ↑wax myrtle family • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Myricales, ↑order Myric …   Useful english dictionary

  • family Myrtaceae — noun trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil • Syn: ↑Myrtaceae, ↑myrtle family • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Myrtales, ↑order Myrtales …   Useful english dictionary

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