MYRCIA
\mˈɪəʃə], \mˈɪəʃə], \m_ˈɪ__ə_ʃ_ə]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A large genus of tropical American trees and shrubs, nearly related to the true myrtles (Myrtus), from which they differ in having very few seeds in each berry.
By Oddity Software
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A large genus of tropical American trees and shrubs, nearly related to the true myrtles (Myrtus), from which they differ in having very few seeds in each berry.
By Noah Webster.
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A genus of trees of the Myrtaceae. The aromatic volatile oil obtained from the leaves of M. acris of the West Indies is the Oleum myrciae, U. S. (Oil of bay), used as a perfume and in making the Spiritus myrciae, U. S. (Bay-rum, employed as an application in headache).
By Alexander Duane
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