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wax myrtle

wax myrtle noun: 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.

wax myrtle: an evergreen bayberry, especially Morella cerifera (syn. Myrica cerifera) of the southern U.S., the...
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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.

Forms of wax myrtle

pluralwax myrtles

Words formed from wax myrtle

  • California wax myrtle

Questions about wax myrtle

What does wax myrtle mean?
Wax myrtle means 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.
What part of speech is wax myrtle?
Wax myrtle is a noun.
What is the plural of wax myrtle?
The plural of wax myrtle is wax myrtles.

Words near wax myrtle in the dictionary

  1. wax lyrical
  2. wax moth
  3. wax moths
  4. wax museum
  5. wax museums
  6. wax myrtle
  7. wax myrtles
  8. wax on
  9. wax palm
  10. wax paper
  11. wax papers

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