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common myrtle [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Horticulture
Universal entry(ies)
Myrtus communis
Latin
DEF

A European shrub ... having ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves and solitary axillary white or rosy flowers followed by black berries.

CONT

Common myrtle is grown in as a hedge or topiary tree in temperate regions. In the floral trade it's used as a filler green. The stiff woody branches of Myrtle make it easy to work with.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Horticulture
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Myrtus communis
Latin
DEF

Arbre ou arbrisseau (myrtacées) à feuilles coriaces, persistantes, à fleurs blanches.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Horticultura
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Myrtus communis
Latin
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