bayberry

Noun
Synonyms: bay-rum treeJamaica bayberrywild cinnamonPimenta acriscandleberryswamp candleberrywaxberryMyrica pensylvanica

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. West Indian tree; source of bay rumSynonyms: bay-rum treeJamaica bayberrywild cinnamonPimenta acris
  2. deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berriesSynonyms: candleberryswamp candleberrywaxberryMyrica pensylvanica
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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