bayberry
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.
the berry of such a plant.
Origin of bayberry
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How to use bayberry in a sentence
A hardy Warbler which, like the Tree Swallow, can substitute bayberries for insects.
What Bird is That? | Frank M. ChapmanThe little boys had helped him, and he had gathered as much as a bushel of bayberries.
The Peterkin Papers | Lucretia P HaleIt was strange how many bayberries it took to make a few candles!
The Peterkin Papers | Lucretia P Halebayberry wax was a standard farm production wherever bayberries grew, and was advertised in New England papers until this century.
Customs and Fashions in Old New England | Alice Morse EarleWe're runnin' into the aidge of a hot wave naow, an' I can smell the bayberries.
"Captains Courageous" | Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for bayberry
bay
/ (ˈbeɪbərɪ) /
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
Also called: bay rum tree a tropical American myrtaceous tree, Pimenta racemosa, that yields an oil used in making bay rum
the fruit of any of these plants
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