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Bayberry
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The fruit of the bay tree or Laurus nobilis.
2. A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle (Pimenta acris).
3. The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also candleberry tree. Bayberry tallow, a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also myrtle wax.