bayberry tallow
1Bayberry tallow — Bayberry 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… …
2bayberry tallow — noun a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles • Syn: ↑bayberry wax • Hypernyms: ↑wax • Substance Holonyms: ↑wax myrtle * * * noun see bayberry wax …
3Bayberry — 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}.… …
4tallow shrub — noun see tallow bayberry * * * tallow shrub, = bayberry. (Cf. ↑bayberry) …
5bayberry wax — noun a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles • Syn: ↑bayberry tallow • Hypernyms: ↑wax • Substance Holonyms: ↑wax myrtle * * * noun or …
6tallow bayberry — noun or tallow shrub : wax myrtle …
7Vegetable tallow — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… …
8vegetable tallow — noun a waxy fat obtained from certain plants (e.g. bayberry) and used as tallow • Hypernyms: ↑plant material, ↑plant substance …
9myrica tallow — noun : bayberry wax …
10candleberry tree — Bayberry 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… …
