candleberry
/ˈkændəlˌbɛri/
noun
- A shrub or small tree (genus Myrica) with waxy berries that were once used to make candles.
- The candleberry bush grows wild along the coast and produces small gray berries.
- Early settlers collected candleberry wax to make sweet-smelling candles.
- We planted a candleberry in the garden for its fragrant leaves and berries.
- The waxy berry of such a plant, used historically for candle-making.
- The candleberry gives off a pleasant, woodsy scent when burned.
- A single candleberry can produce enough wax for a small taper.
- She gathered candleberries to boil down into wax for homemade candles.