Myrica

2 definitions found

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

  Myrica \My*ri"ca\, prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. ? tamarisk.] (Bot.)
     A widely dispersed genus of shrubs and trees, usually with
     aromatic foliage. It includes the bayberry or wax myrtle, the
     sweet gale, and the North American sweet fern, so called.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Myrica
       n : deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees [syn: {genus Myrica}]