myrtal, a. and n.
(ˈmɜːtəl)
[ad. mod.L. myrtāl-is, f. myrt-us myrt + -al1.]
A. adj. Belonging to Lindley's ‘alliance’ Myrtales, consisting of the myrtles and allied plants. B. n. A plant of this ‘alliance’.
| 1846 Lindley Veget. Kingd. 716 The Myrtal Alliance. Ibid. 722 An instance of the approach of Myrtals to the Asteral Alliance. Ibid. 726 Myrtal Exogens. |