waxberry

wax·ber·ry

 (wăks′bĕr′ē)

n.

1. A shrub having waxy fruit, such as a wax myrtle or a snowberry of the genus Symphoricarpos.

2. The fruit of any of these plants.

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waxberry

(ˈwæksbərɪ; -brɪ)

n, pl -ries

(Plants) the waxy fruit of the wax myrtle or the snowberry

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wax•ber•ry

(ˈwæksˌbɛr i, -bə ri)

n., pl. -ries.

1. the wax myrtle or the bayberry.

2. the snowberry.

[1825–35]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	waxberry - deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries common snowberry, snowberry, Symphoricarpos alba Caprifoliaceae, family Caprifoliaceae, honeysuckle family - shrubs and small trees and woody vines poisonous plant - a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism
	2.	waxberry - deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries candleberry, Myrica pensylvanica, swamp candleberry, bayberry wax myrtle - any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries

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