Myrtle

Myrtle

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Myrtle may refer to:

Plants

  • Myrtaceae, the myrtle family
    • Myrtus, myrtle, genus native to Europe and north Africa
      • Myrtus communis, common, European, or true myrtle, cultivated worldwide
      • Myrtus nivellei, Saharan myrtle
    • Ugni molinae, Strawberry myrtle, native to Chile
Non-Australian natives, not in Myrtaceae
  • Family Cyrillaceae
    • Cyrilla racemiflora, myrtle
  • Family Myricaceae
  • Family Lythraceae
  • Family Apocynaceae
Australian/Asian natives, many not in Myrtaceae

Place names

Canada
United States

Given name

Fictional
  • Moaning Myrtle (died 1943), fictional character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series
  • Myrtle Anagnostou, an Erotas character
  • Myrtle Fargate, an All My Children character
  • Myrtle Wilson, a character in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Other uses

  • The Myrtle, an Italian literary fairy tale
  • USS Myrtle, various United States Navy ships
  • Myrtle (color), a shade of the color green
  • Myrtle 'Stalky' Powell, a Wairarapa Times-Age reporter
  • Venus of the Myrtle, an epithet that merged the goddess with the little-known deity Murcia.

See also


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  • Myrtle — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Myrtle (Georgia) Myrtle (Idaho) Myrtle (Illinois) Myrtle (Minnesota) Myrtle (Mississippi) Myrtle (Missouri) Myrtle (Pennsylvania) Myrtle (Virginia) Myrtle (West Virginia) Myrtle Head (North… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • MYRTLE — (Heb. הֲדַס; Hadas), Myrtus communis, a shrub, and occasionally a tree, possessing fragrant and glossy leaves. It grows wild on Mount Carmel and in Upper Galilee, and its use as a decorative shrub is widespread. The leaves usually grow in series… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Myrtle — Myr tle (m[ e]r t l), n. [F. myrtil bilberry, prop., a little myrtle, from myrte myrtle, L. myrtus, murtus, Gr. my rtos; cf. Per. m[=u]rd.] (Bot.) A species of the genus {Myrtus}, especially {Myrtus communis}. The common myrtle has a shrubby,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Myrtle — puede referirse a: Myrtle la llorona, personaje ficticio del universo de Harry Potter. Localidades de Estados Unidos: Myrtle (Minnesota) Myrtle (Misisipi) Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach Esta página de desa …   Wikipedia Español

  • Myrtle — Myrtle, MN U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 63 Housing Units (2000): 36 Land area (2000): 0.103924 sq. miles (0.269163 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.103924 sq. miles (0.269163 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • myrtle — (n.) c.1400, from O.Fr. mirtile, from M.L. myrtillus, dim. of L. myrtus myrtle tree, from Gk. myrtos the myrtle, a sprig of myrtle, from same Semitic source as Gk. myrrha (see MYRRH (Cf. myrrh)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Myrtle, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 63 Housing Units (2000): 36 Land area (2000): 0.103924 sq. miles (0.269163 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.103924 sq. miles (0.269163 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Myrtle, MS — U.S. town in Mississippi Population (2000): 407 Housing Units (2000): 183 Land area (2000): 0.568773 sq. miles (1.473116 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.568773 sq. miles (1.473116 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • myrtle — [mʉrt′ l] n. [ME mirtille < OFr myrtille < ML myrtillus, dim. < L myrtus < Gr myrtos, myrtle, prob. < Sem; ? akin to Ar murr, myrrh] 1. any of a genus (Myrtus) of plants of the myrtle family, with evergreen leaves, white or pinkish …   English World dictionary

  • Myrtle — [mʉrt′ l] n. [< MYRTLE] a feminine name …   English World dictionary

  • Myrtle — f English: from the word denoting the plant (Old French myrtille, Late Latin myrtilla, a diminutive of classical Latin myrta). This is one of the group of plant names that became popular as female names in the late 19th century …   First names dictionary

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