bayberry
bog myrtle (Myrica gale) a species of bayberry (Myricaceae)
Meaning
Noun
- The fruit of the wax myrtle shrub; or the plant itself (Morella cerifera (species)), with aromatic, leathery leaves and waxy berries.
- The fruit of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).
- West Indian bay tree (Pimenta racemosa (species)), a tropical American shrub with aromatic leaves that are used in the preparation of bay rum.
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Origin
- From bay + berry.
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