puckerbush

puckerbush
noun
evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles
• Syn: ↑bay myrtle, ↑Myrica cerifera
• Hypernyms: ↑wax myrtle

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  • bay myrtle — noun evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles • Syn: ↑puckerbush, ↑Myrica cerifera • Hypernyms: ↑wax myrtle * * * noun Etymology: bay ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • Myrica cerifera — noun evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles • Syn: ↑bay myrtle, ↑puckerbush • Hypernyms: ↑wax myrtle …   Useful english dictionary

  • wax myrtle — noun any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax coated berries • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑bay myrtle, ↑puckerbush, ↑Myrica cerifera, ↑bayberry, ↑candleb …   Useful english dictionary

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