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waxberry en · NOUN

Etymology

From wax + berry.

Meanings

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

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