bayberry

bayberry
/bay"ber'ee, -beuh ree/, n., pl. bayberries.
1. any of several often aromatic trees or shrubs of the genus Myrica, as M. pensylvanica, of northeastern North America, and M. californica, of the western U.S. Cf. wax myrtle.
2. the berry of such a plant.
3. bay4 (def. 2).
[1570-80; BAY4 + BERRY]

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Any of several aromatic shrubs and small trees of the genus Myrica in the bayberry family (Myricaceae), but especially M. pennsylvanica, also called candleberry, which has grayish waxy berries that, upon boiling, yield the wax used in bayberry candles.

The California bayberry, or California wax myrtle (M. californica), is used as an ornamental on sandy soils in warm climates.

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      any of several aromatic shrubs and small trees of the genus Myrica in the bayberry family (Myricaceae), but especially M. pennsylvanica, also called candleberry, whose grayish waxy berries, upon boiling, yield the wax used in making bayberry candles. The California bayberry, or California wax myrtle (M. californica), is used as an ornamental on sandy soils in warm climates.

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Universalium. 2010.

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Synonyms:
(Myrica cerifera)


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