wax myrtle

An evergreen shrub (Myrica cerifera) of the southeast United States, having usually serrate leaves and small berrylike fruit with a waxy coating.

wax myrtle

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a shrub, Myrica cerifera, of SE North America, having evergreen leaves and a small berry-like fruit with a waxy coating: family Myricaceae Also called bayberry candleberry waxberry

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wax myrtle - any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries

genus Myrica, Myrica - deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees

bay myrtle, Myrica cerifera, puckerbush - evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles

candleberry, Myrica pensylvanica, swamp candleberry, waxberry, bayberry - deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries

bayberry tallow, bayberry wax - a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles

bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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bay myrtle
bayberry
bayberry tallow
bayberry wax
Bush
candle-tree
candleberry
Comptonia
dicot family
family Myricaceae
genus Comptonia
genus Myrica
magnoliopsid family
myrica
Myrica cerifera
Myrica pensylvanica
Myricaceae
Myricales
order Myricales

On one particularly crowded morning, I found myself sitting in an incredibly dense wax myrtle thicket with a maximum shot distance of 15 yards.

Under pressure: for best success on public lands, forget where the ... by Mitchell, Lee R. / Bowhunter

Wax Myrtle or Bayberry, Myrica cerifera, grows normally as a native American plant in forests, but nursery grown plants will provide a fast growing screen that spreads by underground shoots.

Evergreen Shrubs and Hedges Are Important, Cold Hardy Landscape ... by Pat Malcolm / Home improvement and landscaping community

Plant regionally appropriate female shrubs and ornamental trees which provide fruits for birds on their winter and spring migrations - wax myrtle, yaupon holly, toyon.

Let Birds and Bees Enjoy Your Landscaping by Mr.Andrew Caxton / Home based business community