HyperDic: wax_myrtle

English > 1 sense of the expression wax myrtle:
NOUNplantwax myrtleany shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries
English > wax myrtle: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries.
Member ofMyrica, genus Myricadeciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees
Narrowerbay myrtle, puckerbush, Myrica ceriferaevergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles
bayberry, candleberry, swamp candleberry, waxberry, Myrica pensylvanicadeciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Substancesbayberry wax, bayberry tallowA fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles

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