myrica

myrica [mɪˈraɪkə]

n

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) the dried root bark of the wax myrtle, used as a tonic and to treat diarrhoea

[via Latin from Greek murikē the tamarisk]

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Myrica - deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees genus Myrica dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination family Myricaceae, Myricaceae, wax-myrtle family - constituting the order Myricales Myrica gale, Scotch gale, sweet gale - bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves wax myrtle - any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries