Myrtle

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myrtle
n. evergreen shrub with white or pink flowers and dark berries that is native to warm climates (i.e. the Mediterranean, western Asia, South America, etc.)


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Myrtle
The Myrtle (Myrtus) is a genus of one or two species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae, native to southern Europe and north Africa. They are evergreen shrubs or small trees, growing to 5 m tall. The leaves are entire, 3-5 cm long, with a pleasantly fragrant essential oil. The star-like flowers have five petals and sepals, and an amazingly large number of stamens. Petals are usually white, with globose blue-black berries containing several seeds. The flowers are pollinated by insects, and the seeds dispersed by birds that feed on the berries.
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myrtle
Noun
1. widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
(synonym) Vinca minor
(hypernym) periwinkle
2. any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus
(hypernym) angiospermous tree, flowering tree
(hyponym) common myrtle, Myrtus communis


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Myrtle
(n.)
A species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus communis. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head, thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the beautifully mottled wood is used in turning.
  

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Myrtle
To see myrtle in foliage and bloom in your dream, denotes that your desires will be gratified, and pleasures will possess you.

For a young woman to dream of wearing a sprig of myrtle, foretells to her an early marriage with a well-to do and intelligent man.

To see it withered, denotes that she will miss happiness through careless conduct.
  

Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg Project

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