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1. (n.) bayberry
any of several often aromatic trees or shrubs of the genus Myrica, of NE North America, bearing a grayish-white berry covered with a wax used in candle making.
2. bayberry
the berry of such a plant.
Etymology: (1570–80)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) bayberry, bay-rum tree, Jamaica bayberry, wild cinnamon, Pimenta acris
West Indian tree; source of bay rum
2. (noun) bayberry, candleberry, swamp candleberry, waxberry, Myrica pensylvanica
deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) bayberry
the fruit of the bay tree or Laurus nobilis
2. (noun) bayberry
a tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle (Pimenta acris)
3. (noun) bayberry
the fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also candleberry tree
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