- wax|ber|ry
- wax|ber|ry «WAKS BEHR ee, -buhr-», noun, plural -ries.1. a) = wax myrtle. (Cf. ↑wax myrtle) b) = bayberry. (Cf. ↑bayberry) c) = snowberry. (Cf. ↑snowberry)2. the fruit of any one of these.
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bay|ber|ry — «BAY BEHR ee, buhr », noun, plural ries. 1. a North American shrub with clusters of grayish white berries coated with wax. The leaves of the shrub are aromatic, and candles made from the wax of the berries burn with a pleasant fragrance. The… … Useful english dictionary
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
can|dle|ber|ry — «KAN duhl BEHR ee», noun, plural ries. 1. a) = wax myrtle. (Cf. ↑wax myrtle) b) = bayberry. (Cf. ↑bayberry) 2. = candlenut. (Cf. ↑candlenut) 3. the fruit of any of these plants … Useful english dictionary
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bayberry — /bay ber ee, beuh ree/, n., pl. bayberries. 1. any of several often aromatic trees or shrubs of the genus Myrica, as M. pensylvanica, of northeastern North America, and M. californica, of the western U.S. Cf. wax myrtle. 2. the berry of such a… … Universalium
