Candleberry (Noun)
Meaning
Deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The early colonists used the wax from the candleberry bushes to make their own candles.
- Candleberry, also known as bayberry, is often seen as an attractive ornamental landscape plant due to its grey-green wax-coated berries.
- There is ongoing debate among botanists and gardeners about the potential benefits of using candleberry to control beach erosion.
- While winter is approaching, the candleberry's berries coated in wax offer a unique wildlife food source during that season.
- In the wild, candleberry often grows in dense colonies or stands along the coastlines of eastern North America.