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Myrica

noun
My·​ri·​ca | \ mə̇ˈrīkə\

Definition of Myrica

: a large widely distributed genus (the type of a family Myricaceae) of aromatic shrubs having exstipulate leaves and ovary with 2 to 4 bractlets

History and Etymology for Myrica

New Latin, from Latin, tamarisk, from Greek myrikē, probably of Semitic origin; akin to the source of Greek myrrha myrrh

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