Что (кто) такое myrtle - определение
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Myrtle (disambiguation)
myrtle
¦ noun
1. an evergreen shrub with glossy aromatic foliage and white flowers followed by purple-black oval berries. [Myrtus communis.]
2. N. Amer. the lesser periwinkle. [Vinca minor.]
Origin
ME: from med. L. myrtilla, myrtillus, dimin. of L. myrta, myrtus, from Gk murtos.
Myrtle
·noun 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.
Myrtle (sternwheeler)
STEAMBOAT
Myrtle (sternwheeler 1909)
Myrtle was a steamboat built in 1909 for service on the Coquille River and its tributaries, in Oregon. The ability of this small vessel to reach remote locations on the river system was cited many years later as evidence in support of the important legal concept of navigability.
Примеры произношения для myrtle
1. Myrtle!
The Kings Speech (2010)
2. -Who's Moaning Myrtle?
-I'm Moaning Myrtle.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
3. Thanks, Myrtle.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
4. Moaning Myrtle.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
5. Moaning Myrtle.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Примеры употребления для myrtle
1. Howard Haywood, Myrtle Baptist Church, Newton, Mass.
2. Myrtle Beach officials had permission from Guinness to stray from the guidelines, said Holly McMillan, a spokeswoman for the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.
3. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. –– John McCain, meet Mike Huckabee.
4. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. –– The man who currently holds the world‘s record for the tallest sand castle is pouring cold sea water on Myrtle Beach‘s attempt to dethrone him.
5. Keith Bellamy, a squad leader from Myrtle Beach, S.C.