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单词 wax myrtle
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wax myrtle


noun

an aromatic shrub, Myrica cerifera, of the southeastern U.S., bearing small berries coated with wax that is sometimes used in making candles.
Compare bayberry.

Origin of wax myrtle

First recorded in 1800–10

Words nearby wax myrtle

wax jack, waxleaf privet, wax light, wax moth, wax museum, wax myrtle, wax palm, wax paper, wax plant, wax tablet, wax tree
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Example sentences from the Web for wax myrtle

  • Before the Revolution a favorite candle for burning at fine houses was made of the wax-myrtle berry.

    Stories of American Life and Adventure|Edward Eggleston

British Dictionary definitions for wax myrtle

wax myrtle

noun

a shrub, Myrica cerifera, of SE North America, having evergreen leaves and a small berry-like fruit with a waxy coating: family MyricaceaeAlso called: bayberry, candleberry, waxberry
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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