It has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by black several-seeded berries
(Myrtus) A shrub of southern Europe having evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers and aromatic berries Used as an emblem of love and anciently held sacred to Venus Two varieties were cultivated, differing in leaf and berry An early definition exhorted that "the berry makes sweet candle-wax for a lady's chambers "
Wife of Vernon and daughter of the sheriff who was at the sheriff's home when Jason Compson came to seek the sheriff's assistance in tracking down his niece who had stolen money from him in The Sound and the Fury
a small tree with shiny green leaves and white flowers that smell nice (mirtille, from myrtus, from myrtos). Any of the evergreen shrubs in the genus Myrtus (family Myrtaceae). Authorities differ widely over the number of species included; most occur in South America, while some are found in Australia and New Zealand. Common myrtle (M. communis) is native to the Mediterranean and the Middle East and is cultivated in southern England and the warmer portions of North America. Other plants known as myrtle include the mountain laurel and periwinkle. The family Myrtaceae, commonly called the myrtle family, includes the plants that produce the spices allspice and cloves, and the genus Eucalyptus. See also crape myrtle
widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
{i} evergreen shrub with white or pink flowers and dark berries that is native to warm climates (i.e. the Mediterranean, western Asia, South America, etc.)