ˌärəˈyän, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, myrtle, from Arabic ar-rai̯ḥān, any fragrant plant
1. : any of several Mexican trees or shrubs of the genera Psidium, Myrtus, Gaultheria, Pernettya, and Rapanea
2.
[American Spanish, from Spanish]
in the West Indies
a. : wax myrtle
b. : any of several plants of the genus Ardisia
3.
[American Spanish, from Spanish]
a. : an ornamental shrub ( Eugenia apiculata ) of Chile
b. : a shrub ( Eugenia arayan ) of Colombia and Ecuador