myrica

[ mi-rahy-kuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

myrica

/ mɪˈraɪkə /

Origin of myrica¹

1700–10; < Latin < Greek myrī́kē a shrub, the tamarisk

Origin of myrica¹

C18: via Latin from Greek murikē the tamarisk

The berries of the Myrica angustifolia, latifolia, as well as the cerifera, afford abundance of wax.

It is prepared by distilling rum from the leaves of Myrica acris (called Bayberry in America).

Myrica, and pendulous lichens occurred in abundance, but grasses predominate, chiefly Airoid and Andropogons.

Frisius appears in this legend as the maker of the map, with Mercator and Myrica as the engravers.

Bayberry-tallow is greenish in color, and is obtained by boiling the berries of the bayberry, or wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera).

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