bayberry
[
bey
-ber-ee, -b
uh
-ree]
/ˈbeɪˌbɛr i, -bə ri/
noun
,
plural
bayberries.
1.
any of several often aromatic trees or shrubs of the genus
Myrica,
as
M. pensylvanica,
of northeastern North America, and
M. californica,
of the western U.S.
Compare
wax myrtle
.
2.
the
berry
of such a plant.
3.
bay
4
(def 2).
Origin
1570-80;
bay
4
+
berry
Examples from the web for
bayberry
Shawn brought out matches and lit his ugly
bayberry
candle.
British Dictionary definitions for
bayberry
bayberry
/
ˈbeɪbərɪ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-ries
1.
any of several North American aromatic shrubs or small trees of the genus
Myrica
, that bear grey waxy berries: family
Myricaceae
See also
wax myrtle
2.
Also called
bay rum tree.
a tropical American myrtaceous tree,
Pimenta racemosa
, that yields an oil used in making bay rum
3.
the fruit of any of these plants