MYRTUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Type genus of the Myrtaceae

Synonyms:

genus Myrtus; Myrtus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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)