Waxberry vs. Bayberry

Waxberrynoun

The bayberry.

Waxberrynoun

The snowberry.

Waxberrynoun

The yangmei.

Waxberrynoun

The wax-covered fruit of the wax myrtle, or bayberry. See Bayberry, and Candleberry tree.

Waxberrynoun

deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries

Waxberrynoun

deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries

Waxberry

Waxberry is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Gaultheria appressa, from Australia Myrica pensylvanica, from eastern North America Pollichia campestris, from eastern Africa and Arabia Symphoricarpos, a genus of the honeysuckle familyThe name is also a common mistranslation to the Chinese fruit, Yangmei (杨梅) Zhang gao or Myrica rubra.

Bayberrynoun

(North America) The fruit of the wax myrtle shrub; or the plant itself (Morella cerifera), with aromatic, leathery leaves and waxy berries.

Bayberrynoun

Other species in the family Myricaceae, especially in genus Myrica; bay-rum tree, candleberry.

Bayberrynoun

The fruit of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).

Bayberrynoun

(Pimenta racemosa), a tropical American shrub with aromatic leaves that are used in the preparation of bay rum.

Bayberrynoun

The fruit of the bay tree or Laurus nobilis.

Bayberrynoun

West Indian tree; source of bay rum

Bayberrynoun

deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries