bayberry

bay·ber·ry  (bbr)

n.

1. A deciduous, eastern North American shrub (Myrica pensylvanica) having aromatic foliage and small globose fruits with a waxy covering used for making fragrant candles.

2. The fruit of this tree.

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[bay + berry.]

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bayberry [ˈbeɪbərɪ], bay

n pl -ries

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several North American aromatic shrubs or small trees of the genus Myrica, that bear grey waxy berries: family Myricaceae See also wax myrtle

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called bay rum tree a tropical American myrtaceous tree, Pimenta racemosa, that yields an oil used in making bay rum

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of any of these plants

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bayberry - West Indian tree; source of bay rum bay-rum tree, Jamaica bayberry, Pimenta acris, wild cinnamon genus Pimenta, Pimenta - allspice tree tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
	2.	bayberry - deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries candleberry, Myrica pensylvanica, swamp candleberry, waxberry wax myrtle - any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries