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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Myrtle \Myr"tle\ (m[~e]r"t'l), n. [F. myrtil bilberry, prop., a
   little myrtle, from myrte myrtle, L. myrtus, murtus, Gr.
   my`rtos; cf. Per. m[=u]rd.] (Bot.)
   A species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus
   communis. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem,
   eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head,
   thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It
   has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by
   black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it
   sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used
   variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the
   beautifully mottled wood is used in turning.
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   Note: The name is also popularly but wrongly applied in
         America to two creeping plants, the blue-flowered
         periwinkle and the yellow-flowered moneywort. In the
         West Indies several myrtaceous shrubs are called
         myrtle.
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   Bog myrtle, the sweet gale.

   Crape myrtle. See under Crape.

   Myrtle warbler (Zool.), a North American wood warbler
      (Dendroica coronata); -- called also myrtle bird,
      yellow-rumped warbler, and yellow-crowned warbler.

   Myrtle wax. (Bot.) See Bayberry tallow, under Bayberry.
      

   Sand myrtle, a low, branching evergreen shrub (Leiophyllum
      buxifolium), growing in New Jersey and southward.

   Wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera). See Bayberry.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bayberry \Bay"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.)
   (a) The fruit of the bay tree or Laurus nobilis.
   (b) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle (Pimenta
       acris).
   (c) The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub
       itself; -- called also candleberry tree.
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   Bayberry tallow, a fragrant green wax obtained from the
      bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also myrtle wax.
      [1913 Webster]

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