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Candleberry Tree
Webster's Dictionary
A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; - also called bayberry tree, bayberry, or candleberry.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Candleberry Tree'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/candleberry-tree.html. 1828.