Pimenta acris : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Pimenta acris	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Pimenta acris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pimenta acris n West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: bayberry, {bay- rum tree}, Jamaica bayberry, wild cinnamon, Pimenta acris]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}. {Bayberry tallow}, a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also {myrtle wax}.