bayberry

noun (plural bayberries)

• 1a North American shrub with aromatic leathery leaves and waxy berries. See also wax myrtle.

  • Genus Myrica, family Myricaceae: several species, in particular northern bayberry (M. pensylvanica) and black bayberry (M. heterophylla)

• 2a tropical American shrub with aromatic leaves that are used in the preparation of bay rum. Also called bay rum tree.

  • Pimenta racemosa, family Myrtaceae