| What does bayberry mean? | we found 5 entries for the meaning of bayberry |
Bayberry \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.
[1913 Webster]
Bayberry tallow, a fragrant green wax obtained from the
bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also myrtle wax.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ![]() |
Candleberry tree \Can"dle*ber`ry tree\ (Bot.)
A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle),
common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered
with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for
hardening candles; -- also called bayberry tree,
bayberry, or candleberry.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ![]() |
bayberry noun
1: West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: bay-rum tree, Jamaica
bayberry, wild cinnamon, Pimenta acris]
2: deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with
gray-green wax-coated berries [syn: candleberry, swamp
candleberry, waxberry, Myrica pensylvanica]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0 | ![]() |
Bayberry \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 Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
Candleberry tree \Can"dle*ber`ry tree\ (Bot.)
A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle),
common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered
with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for
hardening candles; -- also called bayberry tree,
bayberry, or candleberry.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
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