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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: 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 tree}, {bayberry}, or {candleberry}. From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: noun 1: deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries [syn: {bayberry}, {swamp candleberry}, {waxberry}, {Myrica pensylvanica}] |
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