Anatomy, an appellation given to several parts, from their resembling myrtle berries.

Myrtle. See Myrtus, Botany Index.

Myroton Mare, a part of the Ægean sea, lying between Euboea, Peloponnesus, and Attica. It receives this name from Myrto a woman, or from Myrto a small island in the neighbourhood, or from Myrtilus the son of Mercury who was drowned there, &c.