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Creeping myrtle is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CREEPING MYRTLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

creeping myrtle

Vinca minor

Vinca minor is a species of flowering plant native to central and southern Europe, from Portugal and France north to the Netherlands and the Baltic States, east to the Caucasus, and also southwestern Asia in Turkey. Other vernacular names used in cultivation include small periwinkle, common periwinkle, and sometimes in the United States, myrtle or creeping myrtle, although this is misleading, as the name myrtle normally refers to the Myrtus species. Leaf margins for comparison; Vinca minor above, Vinca major below; note hairless margin of V. minor, hairy margin of V. major. Scale in mm.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CREEPING MYRTLE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE CREEPING MYRTLE

bog myrtle
chortle
crape myrtle
crepe myrtle
green turtle
hawksbill turtle
hurtle
kirtle
loggerhead turtle
mud turtle
musk turtle
myrtle
sea turtle
snapping turtle
soft-shelled turtle
startle
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wax myrtle
wortle

Synonyms and antonyms of creeping myrtle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «creeping myrtle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CREEPING MYRTLE

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Translator English - Chinese

匍匐桃金娘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mirto rastrero
570 millions of speakers

English

creeping myrtle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जीव हिना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زحف الآس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ползучий мирт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rastejando murta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিরর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

myrte rampante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merangkak myrtle
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schleichende Myrte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

忍び寄るギンバイカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

들어온다 머틀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Creeping myrtle
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

leo cây sim
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊடுருவி ஊடுருவி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेंगाळत मंतर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sürünen mersin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

strisciante mirto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skradanie mirtu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повзучий мирт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

târâtor mirt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υφέρπουσα μυρτιάς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diere Myrtle
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

krypande myrten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

snikende myrt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of creeping myrtle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CREEPING MYRTLE»

The term «creeping myrtle» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.199 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CREEPING MYRTLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about creeping myrtle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CREEPING MYRTLE»

Discover the use of creeping myrtle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to creeping myrtle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Webster's II New College Dictionary
... Char-lie (cha'r'le) n. Moneywort. creeping eruption n. A skin disease caused by larvae burrowing beneath the skin and marked by eruptions of reddish lines. creeping Jen-nie also creeping len-ny (jen'e) n. The moneywort. creeping myrtle n.
Webster's New World Dictionary, Editors Of Webster's II Dictionaries, 2005
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Deer-Resistant Landscaping: Proven Advice and Strategies for ...
Periwinkle, Myrtle Dogbane family (APOCYNACEAE) Appearance: This genus of herbaceous and woody evergreen perennials includes the subshrub ground covers Vinca major (Periwinkle) and V. minor (Creeping myrtle, Lesser periwinkle .
Neil Soderstrom, 2009
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Your Midwest Garden: An Owner's Manual
Clean up established ground covers such as pachysandra or creeping myrtle quickly by using the lawnmower, with the blade set to cut as high as possible. • If the lawn is wet, postpone mowing to avoid injury to the grass. • When forsythia ...
Jan Riggenbach, 2013
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Life Is a Garden Party, Volume II: Gardening Observations ...
CREEPING MYRTLE A vine with blue flowers used as a ground cover creeping myrtle spreads in the garden bed. It stays green all year long. In my garden belongs under the dogwood and peonies. This combination seems to please me.
Judy Janowski, 2014
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The Complete Plant Selection Guide for Landscape Design
Marc C. Stoecklein. COTONEASTER dammeri (continued) POLYGONUM FLEECEFLOWER *P. cuspidatum var. compactum Pink Japanese Fleeceflower ( Fallopia japonica var. compacta) ARCTOSTAPHYLOS A. uva-ursi ASARUM A.
Marc C. Stoecklein, 2001
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1001 Questions Answered about Flowers
... 895 Crackerberry, 163 Cranberry, 94 Cranesbill, 141, 730 Crape myrtle, 956 Crataegus crus-galli, 894 Oxyacantha, 593 Cream cactus, 339 Cream-cups, 402 Creeping Charlie, 231 Creeping jenny, 231 Creeping myrtle, 785 Creosote bush,  ...
Norman Taylor, 1996
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Webster's II New College Dictionary
A skin disease caused by larvae burrowing beneath the --km and marked bv eruptions oi reddish lines. creeping Jcirnie jlso creeping |en-ny len'e n The moneywort. creeping myrtle n FEuwnnu1. creep-y .ktt'pei aJf -i-er, -i-est. Informal Inducing ...
Houghton Mifflin Company, Webster, 1999
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Rodale's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening: The ...
The abundant blue, red-purple, or white flowers bloom in mid-May and are l"-2" wide. Zones 7-9. V. minor, common periwinkle or creeping myrtle, is similar to big periwinkle, but on a smaller scale. The iy2" leaves are more oblong and grow on  ...
Fern Marshall Bradley, Barbara W. Ellis, 2008
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The Plants of Pennsylvania: An Illustrated Manual
Vinca minor L. Common periwinkle, creeping myrtle Evergreen plant with creeping stems rooting at the nodes and erect flowering stems; leaves opposite, entire, petiolate; flowers solitary in the axils; corolla blue (rarely white), salverform ; ...
Ann Fowler Rhoads, Timothy A. Block, 2007
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Middle East Garden Traditions: Unity and Diversity : ...
Habl al-masakm, binka (Vinca pervinca, V. difformis, V. minor, creeping myrtle). This species could be identified through a description included in the UM: it is a variety of qissus (Hedera elix, ivy), a creeping plant with "myrtaceous" aspect ( leaf ...
Michel Conan, Dumbarton Oaks, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CREEPING MYRTLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term creeping myrtle is used in the context of the following news items.
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Apartments for homeless open downtown
In addition, there is a fenced-in, storm-water management bio-retention basin with "live walls" out of which grow crested iris, creeping myrtle ... «Muncie Star Press, May 15»
2
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The steamy, gothic Garden District is home to the Lafayette Cemetery, surrounded by white-columned mansions and creeping myrtle trees. «Stuff.co.nz, Nov 14»
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The Sound of Silence
Creeping myrtle and bluebells decorate the headstones, and the uneven hillside provides lots of somewhat-private retreat. With benches and ... «Eugene Weekly, May 14»
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Groundcovers that hold more interest
'Illumination' creeping myrtle (Vinca minor) -- A cultivar of periwinkle, its beautiful leaves set it apart from its common parent; the leaves are ... «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Oct 13»
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Alternatives to grass offer advantages as ground covers
Vinca minor (periwinkle or creeping myrtle) spreads quickly as a ground cover, so it may be best in confined areas. The Associated Press. «Press Herald, Aug 13»
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Terry Shaw: Man spends years identifying unmarked graves
He pointed to creeping myrtle and said that the plant was a common ground cover in cemeteries. He said there is a wealth of flowers, including ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Feb 12»
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These plants can take a little foot traffic
Another option is periwinkle, also called creeping myrtle (Vinca minor/Dart's Blue). It spreads rapidly to form a low, evergreen ground cover. «Chicago Daily Herald, Aug 10»
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Tenacious ground ivy difficult to control
... terminalis), Allegheny foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia), creeping myrtle (Vinca minor), or barren strawberry (Waldsteinia fragarioides). «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, May 10»
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Gardening Q&A: Leave exposed tree roots alone
... procumbens), Japanese spurge (Pachysandra terminalis), creeping myrtle (Vinca minor), or barren strawberry (Waldsteinia ternata). «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Apr 10»
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NYC Parks Five Borough (5-Boro) Administrative Building
These plants, creeping myrtle, red wing phlox, and candy stripe phlox, were placed in the non-walkable area while tall fescue was selected for the traffic area ... «Greenroofs.com, Sep 08»

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