OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 30563

myrtle

/ˈmɜːtl̩/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
arrayán • mirto • murta
An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.
In the Middle Ages pulverized myrtle leaves were applied to the body as a sexual stimulation.
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