Meanings
nounrose myrtle (countable and uncountable, plural rose myrtles)
plural rose myrtles
- countableuncountableRhodomyrtus tomentosa, native to much of tropical and humid subtropical Asia, invasive elsewhere.
Synonyms: Ceylon hill gooseberry, downy myrtle, downy rose myrtle, hill gooseberry, hill guava, Isenberg bush
Synonyms & antonyms
nounRhodomyrtus tomentosa, native to much of tropical and humid subtropical Asia, invasive elsewhere.
Similar
Ceylon hill gooseberrydowny myrtledowny rose myrtlehill gooseberryhill guavaIsenberg bush
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 棯仔, 崗棯 /岗棯
- 棯仔 (nim¹ zai²)evergreen shrub
- 崗棯 /岗棯 (gong¹ nim¹)evergreen shrub
Chinese Mandarin 桃金娘
- 桃金娘 (táojīnniáng)evergreen shrub
Indonesian kemunting
- kemuntingevergreen shrub
Japanese 天人花, テンニンカ
- 天人花evergreen shrub
- テンニンカ (tenninka)evergreen shrub
Korean 도금양
- 도금양 (dogeumyang)evergreen shrub
Malay kemunting
- kemuntingevergreen shrub
Russian родоми́рт опушённый, родоми́рт во́йлочный
- родоми́рт опушённый (rodomírt opušónnyj)evergreen shrub
- родоми́рт во́йлочный (rodomírt vójločnyj)evergreen shrub
Tamil மலைக்கொய்யா, தவிட்டுக்கொய்யா
- மலைக்கொய்யா (malaikkoyyā)evergreen shrub
- தவிட்டுக்கொய்யா (taviṭṭukkoyyā)evergreen shrub
Vietnamese sim
- simevergreen shrub
Cite this entry
APA
rose myrtle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rose%20myrtle
MLA
“rose myrtle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rose%20myrtle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rose myrtle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rose%20myrtle.
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