bayberry, candleberry, swamp candleberry, waxberry, Myrica pensylvanica
(noun) deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries
bayberry, bay-rum tree, Jamaica bayberry, wild cinnamon, Pimenta acris
(noun) West Indian tree; source of bay rum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bayberry (plural bayberries)
(North America) The fruit of the wax myrtle shrub; or the plant itself (Morella cerifera), with aromatic, leathery leaves and waxy berries.
Other species in the family Myricaceae, especially in genus Myrica; bay-rum tree, candleberry.
The fruit of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).
West Indian bay tree (Pimenta racemosa), a tropical American shrub with aromatic leaves that are used in the preparation of bay rum.
• (Morella cerifera): wax myrtle
• (species in the family Myricaceae): candleberry, wax myrtle
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 June 2025
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