Definition of Puckerbush

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

Exact synonyms: Bay Myrtle, Myrica Cerifera
Generic synonyms: Wax Myrtle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Puckerbush

pucest
pucherite
puchito
puchitos
puck
puck-handling
puck-out
puck bunnies
puck bunny
puck handling
puck palace
pucka
pucked
pucker
pucker up
puckerbush (current term)
puckered
puckered-up
puckered up
puckerer
puckerers
puckerier
puckeriest
puckering
puckering up
puckeringly
puckerings
puckeroo
puckers
puckers up

Literary usage of Puckerbush

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Check List of the Forest Trees of the United States: Their Names and Ranges by George Bishop Sudworth (1898)
"puckerbush (Fla.). Myrica inodora Bartr. Odorless Myrtle. RANGE.—Near Apalachicola, Fla.; Mobile and Stockton, Ala., and Poplarville, Miss. Rare. ..."

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