How to Pronounce "myrtle"
word
/ˈmɝtəɫ/
MUR-tuhl
/mˈɜːtəl/
MUR-tuhl
Definition
A myrtle is a small evergreen shrub or tree with shiny leaves and white or pink fragrant flowers, often used as an ornamental plant or symbolically in culture and traditions.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈmɝtəɫ/
British English
/mˈɜːtəl/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
MUR-tuhl
UK
MUR-tuhl
Listen in Context
The myrtle has small, white flowers.
My grandmother grows myrtle in her garden.
People use myrtle for making perfume.
The hills were covered in wild myrtle after the rain.