English > genus Myrtus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | type genus of the Myrtaceae. |
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| Synonym | Myrtus |
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| Member of | Myrtaceae, family Myrtaceae, myrtle family | Trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil |
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| Members | common myrtle, Myrtus communis | European shrub with white or rosy flowers followed by black berries |
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| Broader | dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination |
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| Spanish | arrayán, género mirto, genus myrtus, mirto, myrtus |
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| Catalan | genus myrtus, myrtus, Myrtus |
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