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bayberry|ˈbeɪˌbɛrɪ|
[f. bay n.1 2]
1. The fruit of the bay-tree.
1578Lyte Dodoens 688 Called in Latine Lauri baccæ, in English Bay berries. 1747Gentl. Mag. XVII. 409 Take of aniseed..bay-berries, myrrh..of each half an ounce.
2. In U.S., the fruit of the Wax-myrtle (Myrica cerifera), and the plant itself, an American shrub that bears a berry covered with a wax-like coating.
1687in Manchester (Mass.) Rec. 32 The sd. tree being near Vincsons baiberry medow. 1769Massachusetts Gaz. 21 Dec., Advt. (Th.), Bayberry-wax candles. 1792J. Belknap New Hampsh. III. 123 The bay berry (myrica cerifera), the leaves of which yield an agreeable perfume, and the fruit a delicate green wax, which is made into candles. 1860Bartlett Dict. Amer. s.v., The berries when boiled in water yield a fragrant green wax, known as bayberry tallow, used for making candles, etc. 1878R. Thompson Gard. Assist. (Moore) 657/1 Myrica cerifera, candleberry, bay-berry, or wax-myrtle.—Very near the sweet-gale.
3. In Jamaica, the fruit of the ‘Bayberry Tree,’ Eugenia acris, a species of Pimento.
1756P. Browne Jamaica 247 The Bayberry Tree..The berries resemble our cloves, both in form and flavour. |