MYRICA CERIFERA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Myrica cerifera mean? 

• MYRICA CERIFERA (noun)
  The noun MYRICA CERIFERA has 1 sense:

1. evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles

  Familiarity information: MYRICA CERIFERA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MYRICA CERIFERA (noun)

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Meaning:

Evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bay myrtle; Myrica cerifera; puckerbush

Hypernyms ("Myrica cerifera" is a kind of...):

wax myrtle (any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries)