BAY MYRTLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does bay myrtle mean? • BAY MYRTLE (noun)
The noun BAY MYRTLE has 1 sense:
1. evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles
Familiarity information: BAY MYRTLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BAY MYRTLE (noun)
Meaning:
Evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bay myrtle; Myrica cerifera; puckerbush
Hypernyms ("bay myrtle" is a kind of...):
wax myrtle (any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries)
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