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n. - Deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries.

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  • A good specimen of myrtle, or candleberry wax, accompanied by candles made from it in the crude unbleached state in New Brunswick, was shown at the Great Exhibition.
  • -- The candleberry tree, much cultivated in tropical countries for the sake of its nuts.
  • But the real candle-producing species is the Myrica or Morella pensylvanica, known also as northern bayberry or candleberry.
  • Then, hat in hand, he asked Sir Peter's indulgence for a private conference with me, and led me away by the arm into a sweet-smelling lane, all thick with honeysuckle and...
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