bayberry

• Nom désignant soit un arbre des Antilles dont on tire l'essence de bay-rum (rhum à barbe), soit un arbuste aromatique à feuilles caduques de l'est de l'Amérique du Nord, portant des baies gris-vert recouvertes de cire.

A noun referring to either a West Indian tree that is a source of bay rum, or a deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries.

1. West Indian treeC1formalamericanscientific

   A tropical tree native to the West Indies, whose leaves are used to produce bay rum, a fragrant liquid used in colognes and aftershaves.

   Piment de la Jamaïque (arbre des Antilles)

   • The bayberry tree is cultivated for its aromatic leaves.
   • Bay rum is traditionally made from the leaves of the West Indian bayberry.
   • The essential oil from the bayberry is used in some perfumes.

   Synonymesbay tree

2. Deciduous aromatic shrubC1formalamericanscientific

   A shrub native to eastern North America, known for its gray-green, wax-coated berries that are used to make candles and soaps.

   Myrique de Pennsylvanie, arbuste aromatique

   • The northern bayberry produces small, waxy berries in the fall.
   • Bayberry candles are a traditional holiday decoration in New England.
   • The shrub's berries are harvested for their fragrant wax.

   Synonymescandleberrywaxberry