myrica

[ mi-rahy-kuh ]

noun

1. the bark of the wax myrtle.
2. the bark of the bayberry.

myrica

/ mɪˈraɪkə /

noun

1. the dried root bark of the wax myrtle, used as a tonic and to treat diarrhoea

Word History and Origins

Origin of myrica¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of myrica¹

C18: via Latin from Greek murikē the tamarisk

Example Sentences

I had forgotten about an evergreen named Morella cerifera, which was named Myrica when I last greeted it, but its common name has remained.

From Washington Post

The sweet gale, Myrica Gale, and the sage, Salvia officinalis, were also similarly employed.

From Project Gutenberg

Myrica, mi-rī′ka, n. a genus of shrubs of the sweet-gale family, including the bay-berry or wax-myrtle, yielding a tallow used for candles.

From Project Gutenberg

If it has not been invaded in the mean time by men or cattle, trees and arborescent plants, Alnus, Salix, Myrica, &c. appear, and these contribute to hasten the attachment of the turf to the bottom, both by their weight and by sending their roots quite through into the ground.

From Project Gutenberg

The genus Myrica is the type of a small, but widely distributed order, Myricaceae, which is placed among the apetalous families of Dicotyledons, and is perhaps most nearly allied to the willow family.

From Project Gutenberg