candleberry : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: candleberry	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for candleberry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
candleberry n 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]:
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}.