myrtle

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, with aromatic leaves and white or pink flowers

   A border of myrtle released a fresh scent when its leaves were brushed.

From Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, ultimately from Greek myrtos ("myrtle"). The plant was associated with love and ritual in the ancient Mediterranean world.

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