The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bayberry tallow
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.
WordNet
bayberry tallow
n. a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles [syn: bayberry wax]