myrcia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs of the myrtle family
    genus Myrciaria; Myrciaria.

WordNet


Myr"ci*a noun
Etymology
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Definitions
  1. (Bot.) 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.

Webster 1913