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BAYBERRY WAX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bayberry wax mean?
• BAYBERRY WAX (noun)
The noun BAYBERRY WAX has 1 sense:
1. a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles
Familiarity information: BAYBERRY WAX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 wax" 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 wax" 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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