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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Myrtaceae

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01 prop. n. A natural family of trees and shrubs yielding fragrant oils, including the myrtles, eucalyptus, clove, allspice, and guava; the myrtle family.
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    A natural family of trees and shrubs yielding fragrant oils, including the myrtles, eucalyptus, clove, allspice, and guava; the myrtle family. Also: myrtle family
Syn. family Myrtaceae, myrtle family.