native myrtle

noun

Any of various Australian plants having myrtle-like leaves, including Myoporum acuminatum.

First used 19th c.
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Meanings

nounnative myrtle (plural native myrtles)

plural native myrtles

  1. AustraliaAny of various Australian plants having myrtle-like leaves, including Myoporum acuminatum.First known use 19th c.

    Or take native myrtle. Any plant that sprouts from the soil surrounding a myrtle coffin will begin producing large red berries.

    2018, Robbie Arnott, Flames, Text Publishing, published 2023, page 56
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