myrtle
Any of a group of Old World evergreen shrubs belonging to the myrtle family. The commonly cultivated Mediterranean myrtle (M. communis) has oval opposite leaves and white flowers followed by purple berries, all of which are fragrant. (Genus Myrtus, family Myrtaceae.)
| The Oregon myrtle or California laurel (Umbellularia california) belongs to the laurel family. The wax myrtles (genus Myrica) of the US produce wax-covered nuts which are collected for candle making. |
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