wax myrtle

/wæks ˌmʌrdl/

Definitions of wax myrtle

1. noun

   any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries
   types:

   Myrica cerifera, bay myrtle, puckerbush

   evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles

   Myrica pensylvanica, bayberry, candleberry, swamp candleberry, waxberry

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

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems