5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Myrtle  \Myr"tle\  (m[~e]r"t'l),  n.  [F.  myrtil  bilberry,  prop.,  a 
  little  myrtle,  from  myrte  myrtle,  L.  myrtus,  murtus,  Gr 
  my`rtos;  cf  Per.  m[=u]rd.]  (Bot.) 
  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. 
 
  Note:  The  name  is  also  popularly  but  wrongly  applied  in 
  America  to  two  creeping  plants,  the  blue-flowered 
  periwinkle  and  the  yellow-flowered  moneywort.  In  the 
  West  Indies  several  myrtaceous  shrubs  are  called 
  myrtle. 
 
  {Bog  myrtle},  the  sweet  gale. 
 
  {Crape  myrtle}.  See  under  {Crape}. 
 
  {Myrtle  warbler}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  North  American  wood  warbler 
  ({Dendroica  coronata});  --  called  also  {myrtle  bird}, 
  {yellow-rumped  warbler},  and  {yellow-crowned  warbler}. 
 
  {Myrtle  wax}.  (Bot.)  See  {Bayberry  tallow},  under  {Bayberry}. 
 
 
  {Sand  myrtle},  a  low  branching  evergreen  shrub  ({Leiophyllum 
  buxifolium}),  growing  in  New  Jersey  and  southward. 
 
  {Wax  myrtle}  ({Myrica  cerifera}).  See  {Bayberry}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Periwinkle  \Per"i*win`kle\,  n.  [OE.  pervenke  AS  pervince  fr 
  L.  pervinca.]  (Bot.) 
  A  trailing  herb  of  the  genus  {Vinca}. 
 
  Note:  The  common  perwinkle  ({Vinca  minor})  has  opposite 
  evergreen  leaves  and  solitary  blue  or  white  flowers  in 
  their  axils.  In  America  it  is  often  miscalled  {myrtle}. 
  See  under  {Myrtle}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  myrtle 
  n  1:  widely  cultivated  as  a  groundcover  for  its  dark  green  shiny 
  leaves  and  usually  blue-violet  flowers  [syn:  {Vinca 
  minor}] 
  2:  any  evergreen  shrub  or  tree  of  the  genus  Myrtus 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Myrtle,  MN  (city,  FIPS  44890) 
  Location:  43.56318  N,  93.16288  W 
  Population  (1990):  72  (36  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.3  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Myrtle,  MO 
  Zip  code(s):  65778 
  Myrtle,  MS  (town,  FIPS  50280) 
  Location:  34.55928  N,  89.11581  W 
  Population  (1990):  358  (159  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.5  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  38650 
  Myrtle,  WV 
  Zip  code(s):  25670 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Myrtle 
  (Isa.  41:19;  Neh.  8:15;  Zech.  1:8),  Hebrew  hadas,  known  in  the 
  East  by  the  name  _as_,  the  Myrtus  communis  of  the  botanist. 
  "Although  no  myrtles  are  now  found  on  the  mount  (of  Olives), 
  excepting  in  the  gardens,  yet  they  still  exist  in  many  of  the 
  glens  about  Jerusalem,  where  we  have  often  seen  its  dark  shining 
  leaves  and  white  flowers.  There  are  many  near  Bethlehem  and 
  about  Hebron,  especially  near  Dewir  Dan,  the  ancient  Debir.  It 
  also  sheds  its  fragrance  on  the  sides  of  Carmel  and  of  Tabor, 
  and  fringes  the  clefts  of  the  Leontes  in  its  course  through 
  Galilee.  We  meet  with  it  all  through  Central  Palestine" 
  (Tristram). 
 

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