myrtus

Questions about myrtus

What does myrtus mean?

myrtus means "type genus of the Myrtaceae".

How many syllables are in myrtus?

myrtus has 2 syllables and divides as myr-tus under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for myrtus?

Close synonyms include genus Myrtus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is myrtus a common word?

myrtus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.