wax myrtle
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1. any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | bush, shrub, |
| definition | : | a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | bay myrtle, myrica cerifera, puckerbush, |
| definition | : | evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | genus myrica, myrica, |
| definition | : | deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees (noun.plant) |
| substance holonym | : | bayberry tallow, bayberry wax, |
| definition | : | a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles (noun.plant) |
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