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}]
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}.
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