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单词 bayberry
释义

bayberry

noun

bay·​ber·​ry ˈbā-ˌber-ē How to pronounce bayberry (audio)
-ˌbe-rē
1
: any of several wax myrtles
especially : a hardy shrub (Myrica pensylvanica) of coastal eastern North America bearing dense clusters of small berries covered with grayish-white wax
2
: the fruit of a bayberry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Then, a design by Dirtworks, built by the Todd Group, covered much of that structure with enormous mounds of sand planted with beach grasses and plants like serviceberry, bayberry and beach rose. Tim Mckeough, New York Times, 30 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

bayberry

noun

bay·​ber·​ry ˈbā-ˌber-ē How to pronounce bayberry (audio)
plural bayberries
: a shrub with leathery leaves and clusters of small berries covered with grayish white wax

Medical Definition

bayberry

noun

bay·​ber·​ry
ˈbā-ˌber-ē, British often & US sometimes -b(ə-)rē
plural bayberries
1
: a West Indian tree of the genus Pimenta (P. racemosa) of the myrtle family yielding a yellow aromatic oil
2
a
: any of several wax myrtles
especially : a hardy shrub (Myrica pensylvanica) of coastal eastern North America bearing dense clusters of small globular nuts covered with grayish white wax
b
: the fruit of a bayberry
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