1. a North American shrub that produces small waxy berries used to make candles
2. the waxy berry of this shrub
3. a candle made from the wax of bayberries

Examples

• The bayberry bushes grew wild along the coastal dunes.
• Colonial settlers harvested bayberries to make candles during winter.
• She lit a bayberry candle for good luck on New Year’s Eve.
• The waxy coating on bayberries can be boiled to extract candle wax.
• Bayberry candles burn with a pleasant, subtle fragrance.
• The gift shop sold handmade bayberry candles as souvenirs.