[syn: bayberry, candleberry, swamp candleberry, waxberry, Myrica pensylvanica]
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]