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candleberry tree - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'candleberry tree' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Candleberry tree
- A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; -- also called bayberry tree, bayberry, or candleberry.