/bay"ber'ee, -beuh ree/ , n. , pl. bayberries .
1. any of several often aromatic trees or shrubs of the genus Myrica, as M. pensylvanica, of northeastern North America, and M. californica, of the western U.S. Cf. wax myrtle .
2. the berry of such a plant.
3. bay 4 (def. 2).
[ 1570-80; BAY 4 + BERRY ]