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Meaning of Myrtle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmɜːtl̩

Definitions

  1. A female given name from English.
  2. An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.
  3. Cyrilla species.
  4. A dark green shade that resembles the color of Myrtus leaves.

Equivalents

Български мирта
Bosanski mirta мирта
Català murta murtera murtra
Čeština myrta
Deutsch Myrte
Ελληνικά μυρσίνη μυρτιά
Español arrayán mirto murta
فارسی مور مورد
Suomi myrtti
Français myrte
Galego murta murteira
עברית הדס
Hrvatski mirta мирта
Magyar mirtusz
Bahasa Indonesia wilis
Italiano mirto
日本語 ギンバイカ
ქართული მირტი
한국어 도금양 은매화
Kurdî murad
Latina myrtus
Македонски мирта
Bahasa Melayu murad
Nederlands Mirte
Polski mirt
پښتو ماڼو
Português mirto murta
Română mirt
Русский мирт
Slovenščina mirta
Српски mirta мирта
Svenska myrten
Kiswahili mhadasi
Türkçe mersin murt

Examples

“In the Middle Ages pulverized myrtle leaves were applied to the body as a sexual stimulation.”
“Myrtle Hazard Lindsay walked up to the bust, and kissed its marble forehead, saying, "This is the face of my Guardian Angel!"”
“"My husband used to say that girls with flower names fade fast." It was Myrtle who said this one day, out of the blue, and for some reason it made them all go weak with laughter.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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