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bay myrtle

DEFINITIONS OF: bay myrtle

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

Synonyms:
Myrica cerifera, puckerbush
Type of:
wax myrtle
any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries
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