[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A plant of the genus Myrica (family Myricaceae) of shrubs and small trees having aromatic foliage; especially bog myrtle, Myrica gale, and wax myrtle, M. cerifera; (in form Myrica) the genus itself.


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Origin:
mid 16th century (in an earlier sense). From classical Latin myrīcē, also myrīca tamarisk or its etymon ancient Greek μυρίκη; further etymology uncertain, but probably a loanword, perhaps ultimately cognate with tamarisk