bayberry tallow

Noun
Synonyms: bayberry waxbayberry tallow

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candlesSynonyms: bayberry waxbayberry tallow
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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]

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