wax myrtle

noun

An evergreen bayberry, especially Morella cerifera (syn. Myrica cerifera) of the southern U.S., the wax covering its nutlets being used for making scented candles.

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Meanings

nounwax myrtle (plural wax myrtles)

plural wax myrtles

  1. An evergreen bayberry, especially Morella cerifera (syn. Myrica cerifera) of the southern U.S., the wax covering its nutlets being used for making scented candles.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bayberry

Translations

Polish woskownica jadalna
  • woskownica jadalnaMyrica cerifera
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