1. small waxy berries from bayberry shrubs, traditionally used to make candles
2. aromatic shrubs of the genus Myrica that produce these berries
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The colonists collected bayberries to make fragrant candles for winter.
• Bayberries have a distinctive waxy coating that makes them useful for candle-making.
• The bayberry shrubs grew wild along the coastal dunes.
• Traditional bayberry candles burn with a pleasant, spicy scent.
• She gathered bayberries from the bushes behind her house.
• The wax from bayberries was more expensive than regular tallow for candles.