bayberry

noun pl. bayberries

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

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