myrtle Definition

a common evergreen bushy shrub (Myrtus communis of the family Myrtaceae, the myrtle family) of southern Europe with oval to lance-shaped shiny leaves, fragrant white or rosy flowers, and black berries

any of the chiefly tropical shrubs or trees comprising the myrtle family

periwinkle:1

any of several trailing or woody evergreen herbs of the dogbane family: such as

a European creeper (Vinca minor) widely cultivated as a ground cover and for its blue or white flowers —called also myrtle

a trailing plant (Vinca major) with large blue flowers that is used as a ground cover and in window boxes

any of various gastropod mollusks: such as

any of a genus (Littorina) of edible littoral marine snails; also : any of various similar or related marine snails

any of several North American freshwater snails

city on the Atlantic in eastern South Carolina that is notable as a resort for golf and fishing population 27,109

an Asian shrub (Lagerstroemia indica) of the loosestrife family widely grown in warm regions for its flowers

crape myrtle

a usually low-branching evergreen southeastern U.S. shrub (Leiophyllum buxifolium) of the heath family

any of a genus (Myrica of the family Myricaceae, the wax-myrtle family) of trees or shrubs with aromatic foliage; especially : a shrub or small tree (M. cerifera) of the eastern U.S. having small hard berries with a thick coating of bluish-white wax used for candles