Candleberry
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Candleberry is a noun meaning The fruit of plants in the genus Myrica.
Meaning
The fruit of plants in the genus Myrica.
More Meanings
- Any of the plants in the genus Myrica, containing about 35-50 species of small trees and shrubs in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales, with a wide distribution, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
Word Forms
- candleberries
Synonyms for candleberry
Depending on context, synonyms include bayberry, sweet gale, waxberry.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bayberry, waxberry, myrtle, myrica, waxmyrtle, colicwood.
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