candleberry myrtle
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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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
candleberry tree — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
candleberry — tikroji vaškuonė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Sotvarinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Morella cerifera), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. Iš jo gaunamas vaškas. atitikmenys: lot. Morella cerifera angl. bayberry; candleberry; southern… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
myrtle wax — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
candleberry — noun deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey green wax coated berries • Syn: ↑bayberry, ↑swamp candleberry, ↑waxberry, ↑Myrica pensylvanica • Hypernyms: ↑wax myrtle … Useful english dictionary
candleberry — /ˈkændlbɛri/ (say kandlberee) noun (plural candleberries) 1. → wax myrtle. 2. the berry of the wax myrtle. 3. → candlenut …
myrtle-wax — myrˈtle wax noun Wax from the candleberry • • • Main Entry: ↑myrtle … Useful english dictionary
candleberry — noun Date: circa 1730 a wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera); also a bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica) … New Collegiate Dictionary
candleberry — /kan dl ber ee/, n., pl. candleberries. 1. any of several species of wax myrtle. 2. the fruit of any of these plants. 3. candlenut. [1730 40, Amer.; CANDLE + BERRY] * * * … Universalium
