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Webster 1913 Edition
Bayberry
Bay′ber-ry
,Noun.
(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
.