bayberry

/ˌbeɪˈbɛri/

Other forms: bayberries

Definitions of bayberry

1. noun

   deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries
   synonyms: Myrica pensylvanica, candleberry, swamp candleberry, waxberry

   type of:

   wax myrtle

   any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries
2. noun

   West Indian tree; source of bay rum
   synonyms: Jamaica bayberry, Pimenta acris, bay-rum tree, wild cinnamon

   type of:

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms