native myrtle

English

Noun

native myrtle (plural native myrtles)

1. (Australia) Any of various Australian plants having myrtle-like leaves, including Myoporum acuminatum. [from 19th c.]
   • 2018, Robbie Arnott, Flames, Text Publishing, published 2023, page 56:

     Or take native myrtle. Any plant that sprouts from the soil surrounding a myrtle coffin will begin producing large red berries.