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waxberry

DEFINITIONS OF: waxberry

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

Synonyms:
Symphoricarpos alba, common snowberry, snowberry
Type of:
poisonous plant
a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism

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

Synonyms:
Myrica pensylvanica, bayberry, candleberry, swamp candleberry
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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