Bayberry
4 definitions retrieved  Bayberry \Bay"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of the bay tree or Laurus nobilis. (b) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle ({Pimenta acris}). (c) The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also candleberry tree. [1913 Webster] Bayberry tallow, a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also myrtle wax. [1913 Webster] Candleberry tree \Can"dle*ber`ry tree\ (Bot.) A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; -- also called bayberry tree, bayberry, or candleberry. [1913 Webster]  bayberry n 1: West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: bayberry, {bay- rum tree}, Jamaica bayberry, wild cinnamon, {Pimenta acris}] 2: deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey- green wax-coated berries [syn: bayberry, candleberry, swamp candleberry, waxberry, Myrica pensylvanica]  Bayberry, NY Zip code(s): 13090 Bayberry related |
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