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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 tree}. {Bayberry tallow}, a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also {myrtle wax}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 tree}, {bayberry}, or {candleberry}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bayberry n 1: West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: {bay-rum tree}, {Jamaica bayberry}, {wild cinnamon}, {Pimenta acris}] 2: deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries [syn: {candleberry}, {swamp candleberry}, {waxberry}, {Myrica pensylvanica}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Bayberry, NY Zip code(s): 13090
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