English Explanatory Dictionary

waxberry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A bayberry plant or fruit of family Myricaceae, especially species of Myrica, particularly
of species Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle).
of species Myrica rubra (yangmei)
Certain snowberry plants and their fruit
of the genus Symphoricarpos (ghost berry)
of the genus Gaultheria, especially Gaultheria oppositifolia
of species Gaultheria appressa (white waxberry)
of species Gaultheria depressa (alpine waxberry)
A barley sugar bush (Pollichia campestris)

Word forms

waxberry waxberries

Etymology

From wax + berry.

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