bayberry

Meaning

1. The fruit of the wax myrtle shrub; or the plant itself (Morella cerifera), with aromatic, leathery leaves and waxy berries.
2. The fruit of the wax myrtle shrub; or the plant itself (Morella cerifera), with aromatic, leathery leaves and waxy berries.
3. The fruit of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).
4. West Indian bay tree (Pimenta racemosa), a tropical American shrub with aromatic leaves that are used in the preparation of bay rum.

Synonyms

wild cinnamon

Jamaica bayberry

bay-rum tree

Myrica pensylvanica

Pimenta acris

swamp candleberry

waxberry

candleberry

laurel

bay

Etymology

From bay + berry.