Bayberry
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bayberry is a noun meaning (Canada, US) The fruit of the wax myrtle shrub; or the plant itself (Morella cerifera), with aromatic, leathery leaves and waxy berries.
Meaning
(Canada, US) The fruit of the wax myrtle shrub; or the plant itself (Morella cerifera), with aromatic, leathery leaves and waxy berries.
More Meanings
- The fruit of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).
- West Indian bay tree (Pimenta racemosa), a tropical American shrub with aromatic leaves that are used in the preparation of bay rum.
Example Sentences
[T]heir shape was much like a Figg, but very much smaller, some being about the bigness of a Bay-berry, others, and the biggest, of a Hazel-Nut.
It twisted and turned, and, the first thing I knew, made a sudden bend around a bunch of bayberry scrub and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn.
Word Forms
- bayberries
Synonyms for bayberry
Depending on context, synonyms include candleberry, waxberry.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include candleberry, waxberry, waxmyrtle, boxberry, winterberry, serviceberry.
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