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noun

Bayberry 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.

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Etymology of 'Bayberry'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Bayberry" Quotes from Famous Books

... was that they did row over to Jones's Island. A barren looking, uninhabited spot it seemed from a distance. Barren of trees it was, but when one once reached it there were great patches of strawberries, clumps of wild roses and bayberry bushes, pinky-white clover, deliciously sweet, tiny wild white violets and many other lovely things. Then, too, it was the haunt of birds which, undisturbed, had built their nests ...

— Three Little Cousins • Amy E. Blanchard

Words linked to "Bayberry" : Pimenta, wild cinnamon, tree, waxberry, genus Pimenta, wax myrtle, bay-rum tree, Pimenta acris, Myrica pensylvanica, bayberry tallow, bayberry wax, swamp candleberry