BAYBERRY


Meaning of BAYBERRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbā-ˌber-ē, -ˌbe-rē ]

noun

Date: 1575

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.