What is "bay-rum tree"

n. West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: bayberry, Jamaica bayberry, wild cinnamon, Pimenta acris]

Bay-rum tree sometimes is used as a reference to two unrelated plants:

• Myrica, also known as bayberry, from Myricaceae family, used to produce Bayberry wax
• Pimenta racemosa, also known as West Indian Bay tree, from Myrtaceae family, used to produce Bay rum