candleberry

  1. Noun.  Common name 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.
  2. Noun.  he fruit of plants in the genus ''Myrica''.

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