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bayberry

bay·ber·ry [ báy bèrree ] (plural bay·ber·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. fruit with waxy covering: a fruit covered with a waxy substance, borne by a North American bush. Use: making candles.

2. N American bush: a bush that bears bayberries. Native to: coast of eastern North America.  Genus Myrica.

3. 
Same as  bay rum tree


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