bayberry : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bayberry	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for bayberry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bayberry n West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: bayberry, {bay- rum tree}, Jamaica bayberry, wild cinnamon, Pimenta acris] deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey- green wax-coated berries Synonym(s): bayberry, candleberry, swamp candleberry, waxberry, Myrica pensylvanica
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bayberry \Bay"berry\, 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Candleberry tree \Can"dleber`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}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bayberry, NY Zip code(s): 13090