candleberry

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

candleberry
    n 1: deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with
         grey-green wax-coated berries [syn: {bayberry},
         {candleberry}, {swamp candleberry}, {waxberry}, {Myrica
         pensylvanica}]

from 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]