| Candleberry 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 | (n) deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries, Syn. waxberry, candleberry, Myrica pensylvanica, swamp candleberry |
| Candleberry 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 |