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Myrtle is a feminine given name or nickname derived from the plant name Myrtus; it was popular during the Victorian era, along with other plant and flower names. [1] Myrtle, a symbol of a happy marriage, is often included in a bridal bouquet . [ 2 ]
'myrtle') is a minor mythological figure, a young priestess connected to myrtle and Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and love. Her story is attested in the works of two authors; Maurus Servius Honoratus , a Latin grammarian who lived during the early fifth century AD, and the anonymous second Vatican Mythographer , whose work survives in a ...
'myrtle') is an Attic girl who won the favour of Athena thanks to her impressive athletic achievements and her beauty, and the envy of the other Atticans for the same reason. Her brief tale survives in the Geoponica , a Byzantine Greek collection of agricultural lore, compiled during the tenth century in Constantinople for the Byzantine emperor ...
Myrtus communis, the "common myrtle", is native across the Mediterranean region, Macaronesia, western Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.It is also cultivated. The plant is an evergreen shrub or small tree, growing to 5 metres (16 ft) tall.
Euphorbia myrsinites, the myrtle spurge, [2] blue spurge, [2] or broad-leaved glaucous-spurge, [3] is a succulent species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. Distribution [ edit ]
Myrtaceae (/ m ə r ˈ t eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /), the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle , pōhutukawa , bay rum tree , clove , guava , acca (feijoa) , allspice , and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group.
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USS Myrtle, various United States Navy ships; Myrtle (sternwheeler), a steamboat in Oregon in the early 20th century "The Myrtle", an Italian literary fairy tale "Myrtle" , an episode of TV series Superstore; Myrtle (color), a shade of the color green