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Word entry · 6 letters

myrtle

Best crossword clue

"Evergreen shrub"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɜːtl̩/Part of speech nounSorted elmrtyStarts with MEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy leaves and fragrant flowers.

Word origin

From Middle English mirtille, from Old French mirtille, mirtile, from myrte, from Latin myrtillus, from myrtus + -illus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos, “myrtle”).

Used in a sentence

  • In the Middle Ages pulverized myrtle leaves were applied to the body as a sexual stimulation.
  • Myrtle Hazard Lindsay walked up to the bust, and kissed its marble forehead, saying, "This is the face of my Guardian Angel!"
  • "My husband used to say that girls with flower names fade fast." It was Myrtle who said this one day, out of the blue, and for some reason it made them all go weak with laughter.

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