candleberry

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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.

Similar
bayberrybay-rumsweet galewax-myrtleswamp candleberrywaxberryMyrica pensylvanica
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Meanings

nouncandleberry (plural candleberries)

plural candleberries

  1. 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.
  2. The fruit of plants in the genus Myrica.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
bayberrybay-rumsweet galewax-myrtle

noundeciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries

Similar
bayberryswamp candleberrywaxberryMyrica pensylvanica
Broader
wax myrtle
Also see
bayberrywaxberry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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APA

candleberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candleberry

MLA

“candleberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candleberry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “candleberry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candleberry.

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