MYR'TLE, noun [Latin myrtus.] A plant of the genus Myrtus, of several species. The common myrtle rises with a shrubby upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close full head, closely garnished with oval lanceolate leaves. It has numerous small, pale flowers from the axillas, singly on each footstalk.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.