ˈmər]d. ə l, ˈmə̄], ]t ə l noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English mirtille, from Middle French mirtille, myrtille, from Medieval Latin myrtillus, from Latin myrtus, murtus, from Greek myrtos, probably of Semitic origin; akin to the source of Greek myrrha myrrh — more at myrrh
1. : any of various plants of the family Myrtaceae ; especially : a European shrub ( Myrtus communis ) having ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves and solitary axillary white or rosy flowers followed by black berries
2.
a. : periwinkle 1a
b. : california laurel
c. : moneywort
3. or myrtle green
a. : a variable color averaging a moderate green that is yellower and deeper than sea green (sense 1a) or laurel green (sense 1)
b. : a dark grayish green to dark bluish green — called also Baltic
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