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BAYBERRY TALLOW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bayberry tallow mean? 

BAYBERRY TALLOW (noun)
  The noun BAYBERRY TALLOW has 1 sense:

1. a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candlesplay

  Familiarity information: BAYBERRY TALLOW used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BAYBERRY TALLOW (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bayberry tallow; bayberry wax

Hypernyms ("bayberry tallow" is a kind of...):

wax (any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water)

Holonyms ("bayberry tallow" is a substance of...):

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


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