About The Word Bayberry
Learn about the word Bayberry to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Bayberry definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Bayberry
| 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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Bayberry: 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}.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Stanhopea ‐ any of various orchids of the genus Stanhopea having a single…
- Clavus ‐ a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides…
- Burin ‐ a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for…
- Water jump ‐ a pool or stream in a steeplechase or…
- Aqualung ‐ a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under…
- Order anthocerotales ‐ hornworts; liverworts having a thalloid gametophyte; in some…
- Class crustacea ‐ class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps;…
- Cotswold hills ‐ a range of low hills in…
- Paronomasia ‐ a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant…
- Manidae ‐ coextensive with the order…