candleberry

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candleberry

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

noun candleberries

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.
The fruit of plants in the genus Myrica.

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@misc{candleberry_2026,
  title = {candleberry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/candleberry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}