NOUN | plant | bayberry, bay-rum tree, Jamaica bayberry, wild cinnamon, Pimenta acris | West Indian tree |
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plant | bayberry, candleberry, swamp candleberry, waxberry, Myrica pensylvanica | deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries |
Meaning | West Indian tree; source of bay rum. | |
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Synonyms | bay-rum tree, Jamaica bayberry, wild cinnamon, Pimenta acris | |
Member of | Pimenta, genus Pimenta | allspice tree |
Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
Meaning | deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries. | |
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Synonyms | candleberry, swamp candleberry, waxberry, Myrica pensylvanica | |
Broader | wax myrtle | Any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries |
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