WAX MYRTLE


Meaning of WAX MYRTLE in English

Function: noun

Date: 1806

: any of a genus ( Myrica of the family Myricaceae, the wax-myrtle family) of trees or shrubs with aromatic foliage especially : a shrub or small tree ( M. cerifera ) of the eastern U.S. having small hard berries with a thick coating of bluish-white wax used for candles

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