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PUCKERBUSH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does puckerbush mean? 

PUCKERBUSH (noun)
  The noun PUCKERBUSH has 1 sense:

1. evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candlesplay

  Familiarity information: PUCKERBUSH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PUCKERBUSH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bay myrtle; Myrica cerifera; puckerbush

Hypernyms ("puckerbush" is a kind of...):

wax myrtle (any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries)


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