myr|tle

myr|tle
myr|tle «MUR tuhl», noun.
1. a low, creeping evergreen vine of the dogbane family with blue flowers; periwinkle.
2. an evergreen shrub, especially of the southern part of Europe, with shiny leaves, fragrant, white flowers, and black, aromatic berries. It belongs to the myrtle family. The myrtle was held sacred to Venus (Aphrodite) and is used as an emblem of love.
3. a dark-green color.
╂[earlier, fruit of the myrtle < Old French mirtile, probably < Medieval Latin myrtilus (diminutive) < Latin myrtus myrtle tree < Greek mýrtos]

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