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Definition of Candleberry
1. Noun. Deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries.
Generic synonyms: Wax Myrtle
Definition of Candleberry
1. Noun. Common name of the plants in the genus ''Myrica'', containing about 35-50 species of small trees and shrubs in the family ''Myricaceae'', order ''Fagales'', with a wide distribution, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. ¹
2. Noun. The fruit of plants in the genus ''Myrica''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Candleberry
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Candleberry
Literary usage of Candleberry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Trees and Shrubs: An Abridgment of the Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum by John Claudius Loudon (1875)
"28., of which i?4t M.cu,. our fig. 174-3. is a reduced copy. • 2. M. CERI'FERA L.
The common Wax-bearing, or American, candleberry Myrtle. Identification. ..."
2. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1838)
"Description, Sfc. The American candleberry myrtle is a large evergreen shrub,
... The candleberry myrtle is found in North America, from Virginia to ..."
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