HyperDic: bay_myrtle

English > 1 sense of the expression bay myrtle:
NOUNplantbay myrtle, puckerbush, Myrica ceriferaevergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles
English > bay myrtle: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningevergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles.
Synonymspuckerbush, Myrica cerifera
Broaderwax myrtleAny shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries

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