myrtle

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈmɜːtl̩/    美 /ˈmɝtl̩/|[ˈmɝtɫ̩]|[ˈmɝɾɫ̩]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.
    — In the Middle Ages pulverized myrtle leaves were applied to the body as a sexual stimulation.
  2. Cyrilla species.
  3. A dark green shade that resembles the color of Myrtus leaves.

词形变化

myrtles plural

词汇关系

衍生词
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词源

From Middle English mirtille, from Old French mirtille, mirtile, from myrte, from Latin myrtillus, from myrtus + -illus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos, “myrtle”).
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