What is "waxberry"

Waxberry \Wax"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.) The wax-covered fruit of the wax myrtle, or bayberry. See Bayberry, and Candleberry tree.

n. 1 The bayberry. 2 The snowberry. 3 The yangmei.

1. n. deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries [syn: snowberry, common snowberry, Symphoricarpos alba]

2. deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries [syn: bayberry, candleberry, swamp candleberry, Myrica pensylvanica]

Waxberry is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

• Gaultheria appressa, from Australia
• Myrica pensylvanica, from eastern North America
• Symphoricarpos, a genus of the honeysuckle family.

The name "Waxberry" is also a common mistranslation to the Chinese fruit, Yangmei or Myrica rubra.