wax myrtle

Noun

Meaning

wax myrtle (plural wax myrtles)

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.

wax-myrtle (plural wax-myrtles)

Alternative spelling of wax myrtle

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

wax-myrtle

Synonyms

bush myrtle bayberry candleberry snowberry waxberry sand myrtle bay myrtle

Hypernyms

bush shrub

Hyponyms

bayberry candleberry Myrica pensylvanica bay myrtle Myrica cerifera puckerbush

Close letter words and terms

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