MYRTUS

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 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)

Sense 1

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)

 Context examples 

The essential oil of Myrtus communis.

(Myrtle Leaf Oil, NCI Thesaurus)