waxberry

• Substantivo que designa um arbusto decíduo originário da América do Norte, conhecido por suas flores rosadas e bagas redondas, brancas ou verde-acinzentadas, cobertas por uma camada cerosa.

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.

   Symphoricarpos albus

   • 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.

   Sinônimossnowberry

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.

   Cera-de-mirto

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbayberrycandleberry