waxberry

[ waks-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

noun

, plural wax·ber·ries.

1. the wax myrtle or the bayberry.
2. the snowberry.

waxberry

/ ˈwæksbərɪ; -brɪ /

noun

1. the waxy fruit of the wax myrtle or the snowberry

Word History and Origins

Origin of waxberry¹

First recorded in 1825–35; wax ¹ + berry

Example Sentences

So he went over behind the waxberry bushes, too, and was half way home before you could say "Jack Robinson."

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Waxberry bushes stoutly thrived, and, in early springtime, an aged Pyrrhus Japonica put on its blaze of scarlet bloom.

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More exquisite still is a single rose rescued from choking in a snarl of waxberry bushes.

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Tamaiti himself disappeared a while in the bush and returned with coco tinder, dry leaves, and a spray of waxberry.

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