[mur-tl] 
| 1. | any plant of the genus Myrtus, esp. 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] . the hard, golden-brown wood of the California laurel. |
| 4. | Also called myrtle green. dark green with bluish tinge. |
[mur-tl] | a female given name. |
| 1. | Also called bay tree. a tree, Umbellularia californica, of the laurel family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having aromatic leaves and umbels of yellowish-green flowers. |
| 2. | the hard, golden-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture and decorative objects. |
[per-i-wing-kuhl] | 1. | Also called myrtle. a trailing plant, Vinca minor, of the dogbane family, having glossy, evergreen foliage and usually blue-violet flowers. |
| 2. | any of several similar plants of the genus Vinca or Catharanthus. |
| myr·tle (mûr'tl) n.
[Middle English mirtille, from Old French, from Medieval Latin myrtillus, diminutive of Latin myrtus, from Greek murtos.] |
| per·i·win·kle 2 (pěr'ĭ-wĭng'kəl) n.
[Middle English pervinkle, diminutive of pervinke, from Old English pervince, from Latin (vinca) pervinca, from pervincīre, to wind about.] |
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).