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(n.) A species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus communis. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head, thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the beautifully mottled wood is used in turning.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Myrtle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/myrtle.html. 1828.
 
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