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JAMAICA BAYBERRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Jamaica bayberry mean?
• JAMAICA BAYBERRY (noun)
The noun JAMAICA BAYBERRY has 1 sense:
1. West Indian tree; source of bay rum
Familiarity information: JAMAICA BAYBERRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
West Indian tree; source of bay rum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bay-rum tree; bayberry; Jamaica bayberry; Pimenta acris; wild cinnamon
Hypernyms ("Jamaica bayberry" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("Jamaica bayberry" is a member of...):
genus Pimenta; Pimenta (allspice tree)
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