Bayberry (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural bay·ber·ries.
  1. any of several often aromatic trees or shrubs of the genus Myrica, as M. pensylvanica, of northeastern North America, and M. californica, of the western U.S.
  2. the berry of such a plant.
  3. bay4 (def. 2).
noun plural -ries
  1. any of several North American aromatic shrubs or small trees of the genus Myrica, that bear grey waxy berries: family Myricaceae
  2. a tropical American myrtaceous tree, Pimenta racemosa, that yields an oil used in making bay rum
  3. the fruit of any of these plants
Bayberry (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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