candleberry

Meaning

Noun

• Any of the plants in the genus Myrica, containing about 35-50 species of small trees and shrubs in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales, with a wide distribution, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
• The fruit of plants in the genus Myrica.

Related

Similar words

• bayberry
• bay-rum
• sweet gale
• wax-myrtle

Origin

• candle + berry: the waxy coating on the fruits of several species was traditionally used to make candles.