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rose myrtle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa, native to much of tropical and humid subtropical Asia, invasive elsewhere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 棯仔 (nim1 zai2) — evergreen shrub
  • Chinese Cantonese: 崗棯 /岗棯 (gong1 nim1) — evergreen shrub
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 刀蓮 /刀莲 (dŏ̤-lièng) — evergreen shrub
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 多𬂌 (dŏ̤-nèng) — evergreen shrub
  • Chinese: 多尼 (to-nî) — evergreen shrub
  • Chinese Mandarin: 桃金娘 (táojīnniáng) — evergreen shrub
  • Teochew: 烏多尼 /乌多尼 (u-to-nî) — evergreen shrub
  • Indonesian: kemunting — evergreen shrub
  • Japanese: 天人花 — evergreen shrub
  • Japanese: テンニンカ (tenninka) — evergreen shrub
  • Korean: 도금양 (dogeumyang) — evergreen shrub
  • Malay: kemunting — evergreen shrub
  • Brunei Malay: karamunting — evergreen shrub
  • Malayalam: തവിട്ടുമരം (taviṭṭumaraṁ) — evergreen shrub
  • Russian: родоми́рт опушённый (rodomírt opušónnyj) — evergreen shrub
  • Russian: родоми́рт во́йлочный (rodomírt vójločnyj) — evergreen shrub
  • Tamil: மலைக்கொய்யா (malaikkoyyā) — evergreen shrub
  • Tamil: தவிட்டுக்கொய்யா (taviṭṭukkoyyā) — evergreen shrub
  • Vietnamese: sim — evergreen shrub