Waxberry vs. Bayberry — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Waxberry and Bayberry
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Waxberry
Waxberry is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Gaultheria appressa, from Australia Myrica pensylvanica, from eastern North America Pollichia campestris, from eastern Africa and Arabia Symphoricarpos, a genus of the honeysuckle familyThe name "waxberry" is also a common mistranslation to the Chinese fruit, Yangmei (杨梅) Zhang gao or Myrica rubra.
Bayberry
Any of various shrubs of the genus Myrica, having aromatic foliage and small round fruits with a waxy covering.
Waxberry
A shrub having waxy fruit, such as a wax myrtle or a snowberry of the genus Symphoricarpos.
Bayberry
The fruit of these trees.
Waxberry
The fruit of any of these plants.
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Bayberry
(North America) The fruit of the wax myrtle shrub; or the plant itself (Morella cerifera), with aromatic, leathery leaves and waxy berries.
Waxberry
The bayberry.
Bayberry
Other species in the family Myricaceae, especially in genus Myrica; bay-rum tree, candleberry.
Waxberry
The snowberry.
Bayberry
The fruit of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).
Waxberry
The yangmei.
Bayberry
(Pimenta racemosa), a tropical American shrub with aromatic leaves that are used in the preparation of bay rum.
Waxberry
The wax-covered fruit of the wax myrtle, or bayberry. See Bayberry, and Candleberry tree.
Bayberry
The fruit of the bay tree or Laurus nobilis.
Waxberry
Deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries
Bayberry
West Indian tree; source of bay rum
Waxberry
Deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries
Bayberry
Deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries
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