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Definitions for Myrtle

[1] any plant of the genus Myrtus, especially M. communis, a shrub of southern Europe having evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and aromatic berries: anciently held sacred to Venus and used as an emblem of love. Compare myrtle family.
[2] any of certain unrelated plants, as the periwinkle, Vinca minor, and California laurel, Umbellularia californica.
[3] Also called myr·tle·wood [mur -tl-woo  d] /ˈmɜr tlˌwʊd/ . the hard, golden-brown wood of the California laurel.
[4] Also called myrtle green . dark green with bluish tinge.
[5] a female given name.
[6] any evergreen shrub or tree of the myrtaceous genus Myrtus, esp M. communis, a S European shrub with pink or white flowers and aromatic blue-black berries
[7] short for crape myrtle
[8] bog myrtle another name for sweet gale
[9] creeping myrtle or trailing myrtle US and Canadian another name for periwinkle 2 (def. 1)

Words nearby Myrtle

myrobalan, myron, myrrh, myrrha, myrtaceous, myrtle, myrtle beach, myrtle family, myrtle warbler, mysap, myself

Origin of Myrtle

1350–1400; Middle English mirtile < Medieval Latin myrtillus, equivalent to Latin myrt(us ) (< Greek mýrtos ) + New Latin -illus diminutive suffix

Word origin for Myrtle

C16: from Medieval Latin myrtilla, from Latin myrtus, from Greek murtos