Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Myricaceae — many small trees and shrubs.

Etymologies

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New Latin, from Ancient Greek μυρίκη (myrikē, "tamarisk").

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Examples

  • This also stands true for my dear friends Myrica Taylor and Mary Jean Vignone.

    In The Shadow of The Cypress Thomas Steinbeck 2010

  • This also stands true for my dear friends Myrica Taylor and Mary Jean Vignone.

    In The Shadow of The Cypress Thomas Steinbeck 2010

  • The upland moor consists primarily of heath/scrub plants, with Erica excelsa, Philippia trimera, Adenocarpus mannii, Protea kilimandscharica, Stoebe kilimandscharica, Myrica meyeri-johannis, and Myrsine africana.

    Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania 2009

  • Exotheca abyssinica, Andropogon amethystinus, and A. kilimandscharicus, with scattered bushes of Adenocarpus mannii, Kotschya recurvifolia and Myrica meyeri-johannis.

    Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania 2009

  • Several cayes have stands of littoral forest with ziricote Cordia sebestena, teabox Myrica cerifera, gumbo limbo Bursera simaruba and coco plum Chrysobalanus icaco.

    Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, Belize 2009

  • Other important montane species include Crassocephalum mannii, Hypericum lanceolatum, Myrica humilis, Philippia mannii, and Schlefflera abyssinica.

    Cameroonian Highlands forests 2009

  • The first one is the contact zone with laurisilva, where Myrica spp. are dominant, with some Erica spp.; the second one is the typical fayal-brezal association (Myrica-Erica); and finally the third one is the contact zone with pine forests where Erica spp. are more common than Myrica spp.

    Canary Islands dry woodlands and forests 2008

  • There are three distinctive species Myrica faya, Erica arborea and E. scoparia.

    Canary Islands dry woodlands and forests 2008

  • In the lowlands, most of which have been highly altered, the evergreen fire tree (Myrica faya) is the main species to have regenerated on old lava flows.

    Azores temperate mixed forests 2008

  • The most prevalent broad-leaf evergreen tree is the Pacific wax myrtle (Myrica pacifica).

    South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Oregon 2008

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  • God bless Myrica.

    July 25, 2018