The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pimenta acris
Bayberry \Bay"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.)
The fruit of the bay tree or Laurus nobilis.
A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle ( Pimenta acris).
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The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also candleberry tree.
Bayberry tallow, a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also myrtle wax.
Usage examples of "pimenta acris".
BAYBERRY is a synonym for the Wild Cinnamon or Pimenta acris of the West Indies and South America, which yields Bay Rum and oil of Bayberry.
The oil of Pimenta Acris, from which bay rum is distilled in the West Indies, and which is also called oil of bay.