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waxberry

/ˈwæksˌbɛri/

Traduction: Nom désignant un arbuste à feuilles caduques d'Amérique du Nord, connu pour ses fleurs roses et ses baies rondes blanches ou gris-vert recouvertes d'un enduit cireux.

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noun

/ˈwæksˌbɛri/C1formal
  • frNom désignant un arbuste à feuilles caduques d'Amérique du Nord, connu pour ses fleurs roses et ses baies rondes blanches ou gris-vert recouvertes d'un enduit cireux.

A noun referring to a deciduous shrub native to North America, known for its pink flowers and round white or grey-green wax-coated berries.

  1. Deciduous shrub with pink flowersC1formalamerican

    A shrub native to western North America, known for its spikes of pink flowers and round white berries.

    frSymphorine à fleurs roses

    • The waxberry bush in the garden bloomed with pink flowers this spring.
    • Birds are attracted to the white berries of the waxberry.
    • Hikers often spot waxberry along the Pacific coast trails.

    Synonymessnowberry

  2. Aromatic shrub with wax-coated berriesC1formalamerican

    A deciduous aromatic shrub from eastern North America, characterized by grey-green berries coated with a waxy substance.

    frMyrique de Virginie

    • The waxberry's grey-green berries have a distinctive waxy coating.
    • This aromatic shrub is commonly found in eastern woodlands.
    • The wax coating on the berries gives the plant its common name.

    Synonymesbayberrycandleberry

Formes
  • waxberries plural form
  • waxberries' possessive plural form
  • waxberry's possessive singular form