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Definition of the bayberry in English English dictionary: waxberry
bayberry: A tropical American shrub with aromatic leaves that are used in the preparation of bay rum
bayberry: {n} a shrub with oily berries
bayberry: Common name of the plants in the genus Myrica, a North American shrub with aromatic leather leaves and waxy berries
bayberry: {i} type of bush; fruit from this bush
bayberry: 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
bayberry: The fruit of the bay tree or Laurus nobilis
bayberry: The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; called also candleberry tree
bayberry: deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries West Indian tree; source of bay rum
bayberry: deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries
bayberry: West Indian tree; source of bay rum
bayberry: A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle (Pimenta acris)

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