myrtlelike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

myrtle +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

myrtlelike (comparative more myrtlelike, superlative most myrtlelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of myrtle.
    • 2013, A. W. Smith, A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins:
      The allusion is to the small myrtlelike fruits, not unlike blueberries, of these cacti.
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