wax myrtle

1. Any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries (synset 111761819)
   is a type of: bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
   subtypes:

   • bay myrtle, myrica cerifera, puckerbush - evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles
   • bayberry, candleberry, myrica pensylvanica, swamp candleberry, waxberry - deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries
   belongs to: genus myrica, myrica - deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees
   substance holonym: bayberry tallow, bayberry wax - a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles

Other Searches

• Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
• Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet, Power Thesaurus
• Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing