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[Facts] Re: Myrsine
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=myrtleSome plant names are so old that their origins really don't have any other etymology than the association with the plant. If you go right back, it comes from a root word meaning "was bitter" (the etymology would suggest that it's very, very distantly related to names like Mara and Merari).
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