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candleberry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
can-dle-ber-ry
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the plants in the genus Myrica, containing about 35-50 species of small trees and shrubs in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales, with a wide distribution, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America.

noun

The fruit of plants in the genus Myrica.

Etymology

From candle + berry: the waxy coating on the fruits of several species was traditionally used to make candles.

Inflected Forms

candleberries (plural)

Synonyms

bayberry bay-rum sweet gale wax-myrtle swamp candleberry waxberry myrica pensylvanica

Questions

What does candleberry mean?
Any of the plants in the genus Myrica, containing about 35-50 species of small trees and shrubs in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales, with a wide distribution, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
Where does candleberry come from?
From candle + berry: the waxy coating on the fruits of several species was traditionally used to make candles.

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