Definition of myrtle. Meaning of myrtle. Synonyms of myrtle

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Definition of myrtle

myrtle
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.

Meaning of myrtle from wikipedia

- Look up myrtle or Myrtle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Myrtle may refer to: Myrtaceae, the myrtle family Myrtus, the myrtle genus List of plants...
- Myrtle Beach is a resort city on the East Coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is located in the center of a long and continuous...
- Josephine Myrtle Corbin (May 12, 1868 – May 6, 1928) was an American sideshow performer born as a dipygus. This referred to the fact that she had two separate...
- Myrtus (commonly called myrtle) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. It was first described by Swedish botanist Linnaeus in 1753. Over...
- Lagerstroemia (/ˌleɪɡərˈstriːmiə/), commonly known as ****e myrtle (also spelled crepe myrtle or crêpe myrtle), is a genus of around 50 species of deciduous and...
- Myrtle the Parachick was a chicken that was officially recognized as an Allied paratrooper during World War II. Over the summer of 1944, Lt. Pat Glover...
- "The Myrtle" is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone. It is Aarne-Thompson type 652A. A woman...
- Lagerstroemia speciosa (giant crepe-myrtle, Queen's crepe-myrtle, banabá plant, or pride of India, or "Queen's Flower" or "Jarul") is a species of Lagerstroemia...
- Cr**** Myrtle Cr**** (Victoria), Australia, a stream Myrtle Cr****, Oregon, United States, a city Myrtle Cr**** (Curry County, Oregon), a stream Myrtle Cr****...
- Myrtus communis, the common myrtle or true myrtle, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. It is an evergreen shrub native to southern...