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Bayberry

Bayberry Meaning & Definition
Bayberry Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bayberry?

[n] deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries
[n] West Indian tree; source of bay rum

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bayberry: bay-rum tree | candleberry | Jamaica bayberry | Myrica pensylvanica | Pimenta acris | swamp candleberry | waxberry | wild cinnamon

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See Also | genus Pimenta | Pimenta | tree | wax myrtle

Bayberry In Webster's Dictionary

\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}. {Bayberry tallow}, a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also {myrtle wax}.

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