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noun
An evergreen bayberry, especially Morella cerifera (syn. Myrica cerifera) of the southern U.S., the wax covering its nutlets being used for making scented candles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: shrub, bush
Narrower terms: bay myrtle, puckerbush, Myrica cerifera, bayberry, candleberry, swamp candleberry, waxberry, Myrica pensylvanica
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