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wax myrtle

noun

  1. an aromatic shrub, Myrica cerifera, of the southeastern U.S., bearing small berries coated with wax that is sometimes used in making candles.


wax myrtle

noun

  1. a shrub, Myrica cerifera, of SE North America, having evergreen leaves and a small berry-like fruit with a waxy coating: family Myricaceae Also calledbayberrycandleberrywaxberry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wax myrtle1

First recorded in 1800–10
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Example Sentences

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

The bayberry shrub is also called wax myrtle and it is easy to see why, when you find the berries in October.

Before the Revolution a favorite candle for burning at fine houses was made of the wax-myrtle berry.

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