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sand myrtle in American English US a small, evergreen, white-flowered plant (Leiophyllum buxifolium) of the heath family, native to the sand barrens of the SE U.S. sand myrtle in American Englishnounan evergreen shrub, Leiophyllum buxifolium, of the heath family, native to the eastern U.S., having simple, leathery leaves and clusters of white or pink flowers Word origin [1805–15, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alpaca, napoleon, platinum, polarization, soufflé |