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myrtlelike

myrtlelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of myrtle.

Adjective

myrtlelike (comparative more myrtlelike, superlative most myrtlelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of myrtle.
    • The allusion is to the small myrtlelike fruits, not unlike blueberries, of these cacti.2013, A. W. Smith, A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins

Forms of myrtlelike

comparativemore myrtlelike
superlativemost myrtlelike

Origin of myrtlelike

From myrtle + -like.

Questions about myrtlelike

What does myrtlelike mean?
Myrtlelike means resembling or characteristic of myrtle.
What part of speech is myrtlelike?
Myrtlelike is an adjective.

Words near myrtlelike in the dictionary

  1. myrtle rust
  2. Myrtlebank
  3. myrtleberry
  4. myrtled
  5. Myrtleford
  6. myrtlelike
  7. myrtles
  8. Myrtletown
  9. Myrtleville
  10. myrtlewood
  11. Myrtoan Sea

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