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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. West Indian tree; source of bay rum;
[syn: bayberry, bay-rum tree, Jamaica bayberry, wild cinnamon, Pimenta acris]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bayberry \Bay"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of the bay tree or Laurus nobilis. (b) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle (Pimenta acris). (c) The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also candleberry tree. [1913 Webster] Bayberry tallow, a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also myrtle wax. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Pimenta acris n 1: West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: bayberry, bay- rum tree, Jamaica bayberry, wild cinnamon, Pimenta acris]