MYRTUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Myrtus mean? • MYRTUS (noun)
The noun MYRTUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Myrtaceae
Familiarity information: MYRTUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MYRTUS (noun)
Meaning:
Type genus of the Myrtaceae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Myrtus; Myrtus
Hypernyms ("Myrtus" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Meronyms (members of "Myrtus"):
common myrtle; Myrtus communis (European shrub with white or rosy flowers followed by black berries)
Holonyms ("Myrtus" is a member of...):
family Myrtaceae; Myrtaceae; myrtle family (trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil)
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