'Bayberry' definitions:
Definition of 'bayberry'
(from WordNet)
noun
West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: bayberry, bay- rum tree, Jamaica bayberry, wild cinnamon, Pimenta acris]
noun
Deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey- green wax-coated berries [syn: bayberry, candleberry, swamp candleberry, waxberry, Myrica pensylvanica]
Definition of 'Bayberry'
From: GCIDE
- Bayberry \Bay"ber*ry\, 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. [1913 Webster]
- Bayberry tallow, a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also myrtle wax. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'bayberry'
From: GCIDE
- Candleberry tree \Can"dle*ber`ry tree\ (Bot.) A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; -- also called bayberry tree, bayberry, or candleberry. [1913 Webster]