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myrtetum

myrtetum noun: a myrtle grove.

Noun

myrtetum (plural myrteta)

  1. A myrtle grove.
    • While in today's English gardens the rhododendron is more frequently found than the myrtle, The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew already at the time of the herbalist William Turner (c. 1510-1568) included a myrtetum […]1971, Charlotte F. Otten, The Herbal Tradition in the Poetry of John Milton, page 118

Forms of myrtetum

pluralmyrteta

Origin of myrtetum

From Latin myrtētum.

Questions about myrtetum

What does myrtetum mean?
Myrtetum means a myrtle grove.
What part of speech is myrtetum?
Myrtetum is a noun.
What is the plural of myrtetum?
The plural of myrtetum is myrteta.

Words near myrtetum in the dictionary

  1. myrtanol
  2. myrtenal
  3. myrtenol
  4. myrtenyl
  5. myrteta
  6. myrtetum
  7. myrtiform
  8. Myrtilla
  9. myrtillin
  10. Myrtilus
  11. myrtle

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