Bayberry

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bayberry \Bay"ber*ry\, n. (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}.


         [1913 Webster]
  
     {Bayberry tallow}, a fragrant green wax obtained from the
        bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also {myrtle wax}.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Candleberry tree \Can"dle*ber`ry tree\ (Bot.)
     A shrub (the {Myrica cerifera}, or wax-bearing myrtle),
     common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered
     with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for
     hardening candles; -- also called {bayberry tree},
     {bayberry}, or {candleberry}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bayberry
       n 1: West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: {bay-rum tree}, {Jamaica
            bayberry}, {wild cinnamon}, {Pimenta acris}]
       2: deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with
          gray-green wax-coated berries [syn: {candleberry}, {swamp
          candleberry}, {waxberry}, {Myrica pensylvanica}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Bayberry, NY
    Zip code(s): 13090