Definition: myrtus

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

Myrtus
     n : type genus of the Myrtaceae [syn: Myrtus, genus Myrtus]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Myrcia \Myr"ci*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)
   A large genus of tropical American trees and shrubs, nearly
   related to the true myrtles (Myrtus), from which they
   differ in having very few seeds in each berry.