English > wax myrtle: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | Any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries. |
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| Member of | Myrica, genus Myrica | deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees |
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| Narrower | bay myrtle, puckerbush, Myrica cerifera | evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles |
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| bayberry, candleberry, swamp candleberry, waxberry, Myrica pensylvanica | deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries |
| Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
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| Substances | bayberry wax, bayberry tallow | A fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles |
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