bayberries

Variant of bayberry

bayberry definition

bay·berry (bā′ber′ē, -bər ē)

noun pl. bayberries -·ries

  1. ☆
    1. any of a genus (Myrica) of shrubs of the bayberry family, as the wax myrtle, having a small, berrylike fruit covered with a wax used in making candles
    2. the fruit
  2. a tropical American tree (Pimenta racemosa) of the myrtle family, that yields an aromatic oil used in making bay rum

adjective

designating a family (Myricaceae) of aromatic, dicotyledonous trees and shrubs (order Myricales)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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