myrtle
1. [ noun ] (botany) widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
Synonyms: Vinca_minor
Related terms: periwinkle
2. [ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 258
3. [ noun ] (botany) any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus
Related terms: angiospermous_tree common_myrtle
Similar spelling:   Myrtales