Bay″ber‐ry (�), n.(Bot.) (a) The fruit of the bay tree or Laurus nobilis. (b) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle (Pimenta acris). (c) The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; — called also candleberry tree.
Bayberry tallow, a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; — called also myrtle wax.