- candleberry
- noun Date: circa 1730 a wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera); also a bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica)
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candleberry — tree Can dle*ber ry tree (Bot.) 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
candleberry — ☆ candleberry [kan′dəlber΄ē ] n. pl. candleberries 1. BAYBERRY (sense 1) 2. CANDLENUT (senses 1 & 2) … English World dictionary
candleberry — molukinis tungamedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Karpažolinių šeimos prieskoninis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Aleurites moluccanus), paplitęs pietryčių Azijoje, Australijoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai), aliejus, sėklos … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
candleberry — tikroji vaškuonė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Sotvarinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Morella cerifera), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. Iš jo gaunamas vaškas. atitikmenys: lot. Morella cerifera angl. bayberry; candleberry; southern… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
candleberry — noun deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey green wax coated berries • Syn: ↑bayberry, ↑swamp candleberry, ↑waxberry, ↑Myrica pensylvanica • Hypernyms: ↑wax myrtle … Useful english dictionary
Candleberry tree — Can dle*ber ry tree (Bot.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Candleberry Tree — may refer to:* Myrica cerifera * Aleurites javanica … Wikipedia
candleberry tree — Bayberry Bay ber*ry, n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of the bay tree or {Laurus nobilis}. (b) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle ({Pimenta acris}). (c) The fruit of {Myrica cerifera} (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; called also {candleberry… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
candleberry-tree — taukinis žvakmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Karpažolinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, aliejinis augalas (Triadica sebifera), paplitęs Azijos rytuose. Naudojamas kuro pakaitalams (alkoholiui), vaškui gaminti (žvakės, muilas). atitikmenys:… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
candleberry tree — noun see candleberry 1 … Useful english dictionary
