"wax myrtle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wax myrtles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wax myrtle (plural wax myrtles)
  1. An evergreen bayberry, especially Morella cerifera (syn. Myrica cerifera) of the southern U.S., the wax covering its nutlets being used for making scented candles. Categories (lifeform): Fagales order plants

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