candleberry in English

noun
1
any of a number of trees or shrubs whose berries or seeds yield a wax or oil that can be used for making candles, in particular.
If either bayberries or candleberries were available, they would be boiled until the wax rose to the tip.
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1. Common names include Bayberry, bay-rum tree, candleberry, sweet gale, and wax-myrtle

2. Bayberry, also called American Bayberry and Candleberry, is a small evergreen tree that produces a waxy fruit that was the original source of traditional Bayberry candles