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[syn: bayberry, bay-rum tree, Jamaica bayberry, wild cinnamon, Pimenta acris]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Pimenta acris
n 1: West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: bayberry, bay-
rum tree, Jamaica bayberry, wild cinnamon, Pimenta
acris]