About The Word Bayberry
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Bayberry
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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}.
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