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bayberry
bay·ber·ry B0122900 (bā′bĕr′ē)n.1. Any of various shrubs of the genus Myrica, having aromatic foliage and small round fruits with a waxy covering.2. The fruit of these trees.
[bay + berry.]bayberry (ˈbeɪbərɪ) or bayn, pl -ries1. (Plants) any of several North American aromatic shrubs or small trees of the genus Myrica, that bear grey waxy berries: family Myricaceae. See also wax myrtle2. (Plants) Also called: bay rum tree a tropical American myrtaceous tree, Pimenta racemosa, that yields an oil used in making bay rum3. (Plants) the fruit of any of these plantsbay•ber•ry (ˈbeɪˌbɛr i, -bə ri)
n., pl. -ries. 1. any of several often aromatic trees or shrubs of the genus Myrica, of NE North America, bearing a grayish-white berry covered with a wax used in candle making. 2. the berry of such a plant. 3. bay 4 (def. 2). [1570–80] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bayberry - West Indian tree; source of bay rumbay-rum tree, Jamaica bayberry, Pimenta acris, wild cinnamongenus Pimenta, Pimenta - allspice treetree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms | | 2. |  bayberry - deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berriescandleberry, Myrica pensylvanica, swamp candleberry, waxberrywax myrtle - any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries |
bayberry
bayberry, common name for the Myricaceae, a family of trees and shrubs with aromatic foliage, found chiefly in temperate and subtropical regions. The waxy gray "berries" of the North American wild or cultivated bayberry shrubs (chiefly Myrica cerifera) are used to make fragrant bayberry candles, scented soap, and sealing wax; bayberry is also called candleberry and wax myrtle. Sweet gale (M. gale), a bog plant, yields tannic acid. Sweet fern (Comptonia peregrina) is a North American shrub found chiefly in the E United States and cultivated elsewhere in dry, sandy areas. Its foliage is used for medicines and tea. Bayberry is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Myricales.  bayberry bayberryMany types. Small tree/ Bush up to 12 ft.(4m) Thin oval waxy pointy leaves with hairy fruits (when young) that become wax-coated balls that cluster along the branch. Depending on type, fruit color can be blue, purple, black, red, white, green. Leaves fan out like helicopter blades. Wax used for candles, but not edible. Stays green year round. Leaves, roots and bark are used for increasing vitality of the whole body, improving circulation, gas, bowel and liver problems, ulcers, colds, illness, astringent, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, anti-bacterial, immune booster. Leaves used for seasoning like bay leaves. Berries edible, can be ground like pepper. Smell of the leaves keeps mosquitos away. Tea used as vaginal douche for infections, gargle for sore throats and tonsillitis.bayberry[′bā‚ber·ē] (botany) Pimenta acris. A West Indian tree related to the allspice; a source of bay oil. Also known as bay-rum tree; Jamaica bayberry; wild cinnamon. Any tree of the genus Myrica. bayberry, bay1. any of several North American aromatic shrubs or small trees of the genus Myrica, that bear grey waxy berries: family Myricaceae 2. a tropical American myrtaceous tree, Pimenta racemosa, that yields an oil used in making bay rum 3. the fruit of any of these plants
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bayberry Herbal medicine
A shrub, the root bark of which contains myricadiol—a triterpene, myricitrin—a flavonoid glycoside, tannins, resin and gum; it is anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and astringent.
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Electrolyte derangement; retention of Na+ and reduced K+.bay·ber·ry (bā'ber-ē) A fragrant shrub (Myrica pennsylvanica, M. cerifera) native to North America with leaves that are prepared in various medicinal formulations.
Synonym(s): candleberry, southern wax myrtle, waxberry. LegalSeeBayFinancialSeebaybayberry
Synonyms for bayberrynoun West Indian treeSynonyms- bay-rum tree
- Jamaica bayberry
- Pimenta acris
- wild cinnamon
Related Wordsnoun deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berriesSynonyms- candleberry
- Myrica pensylvanica
- swamp candleberry
- waxberry
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