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bayberry
noun bay·ber·ry \ˈbā-ˌber-ē, -ˌbe-rē\
Definition of BAYBERRY
1
: any of several wax myrtles; especially : a hardy shrub (Myrica pensylvanica) of coastal eastern North America bearing dense clusters of small berries covered with grayish-white wax
2
: the fruit of a bayberry
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First Known Use of BAYBERRY
1575
Rhymes with BAYBERRY
baneberry, barberry, bearberry, bilberry, blackberry, black cherry, blaeberry, blueberry, Bradbury, bunchberry, Burberry, canary, chokeberry, chokecherry, cloudberry, contrary, costmary, cowberry, cranberry, crowberry, deerberry, equerry, gooseberry, ground-cherry, hackberry, Hail Mary, inkberry, Juneberry, knobkerrie, library, mulberry, nondairy, pokeberry, primary, raspberry, rosemary, scalare, shadberry, snowberry, soapberry, strawberry, summary, sweet cherry, teaberry, tilbury, tooth fairy, twinberry, unwary, vagary, wheat berry, wolfberry, youngberry
BAYBERRY Defined for Kids
bayberry
noun bay·ber·ry \ˈbā-ˌber-ē\
plural bay·ber·ries
Definition of BAYBERRY for Kids
: a shrub with leathery leaves and clusters of small berries covered with grayish white wax
Medical Dictionary
bayberry
noun bay·ber·ry \ˈbā-ˌber-ē, British often & US sometimes -b(ə-)rē\
plural bay·ber·ries
Medical Definition of BAYBERRY
1
: a West Indian tree of the genus Pimenta (P. racemosa) of the myrtle family yielding a yellow aromatic oil
2
a : any of several wax myrtles; especially : a hardy shrub (Myrica pensylvanica) of coastal eastern North America bearing dense clusters of small globular nuts covered with grayish white wax b : the fruit of a bayberry
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