candleberry tree

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1. A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; -- also called bayberry tree, bayberry, or candleberry. Source: opted
2. A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; -- also called bayberry tree, bayberry, or candleberry. Source: webster
3. A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle), common inNorth America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenishwhite wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; -- alsocalled bayberry tree, bayberry, or candleberry. Source: adambom

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