bayberry
noun
bay·ber·ry
ˈbā-ˌber-ē 
-ˌbe-rē
1
: any of several wax myrtles
especially
: a hardy shrub (Myrica pensylvanica) of coastal eastern North America bearing dense clusters of small berries covered with grayish-white wax
2
: the fruit of a bayberry
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The road transitions from pine trees to bayberries to marshland until reaching a small beach.
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Simon Davidson, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2025
The three main ecosystems are the Roanoke Sound estuary, the dunes themselves and the maritime thicket where a variety of shrubs and trees grow—including bayberries, live oaks and pines—and where wildlife finds refuge.
—Amy Brecount White, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2025
Insects, crustaceans, bayberries and beach plums await the roughly one million birds that rest here before continuing south.
—Adam Erace, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2023
For Thanksgiving, interior stylist and photographer Alyssa Rosenheck surrounds candles with lush greenery, including fern leaves, seeded eucalyptus, Asian bayberry, jade palm, and Silver Dollar eucalyptus.
—Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 17 Nov. 2022
Then, a design by Dirtworks, built by the Todd Group, covered much of that structure with enormous mounds of sand planted with beach grasses and plants like serviceberry, bayberry and beach rose.
—Tim McKeough, New York Times, 30 June 2017
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Simon Davidson, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2025
The three main ecosystems are the Roanoke Sound estuary, the dunes themselves and the maritime thicket where a variety of shrubs and trees grow—including bayberries, live oaks and pines—and where wildlife finds refuge.
—Amy Brecount White, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2025
Insects, crustaceans, bayberries and beach plums await the roughly one million birds that rest here before continuing south.
—Adam Erace, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2023
For Thanksgiving, interior stylist and photographer Alyssa Rosenheck surrounds candles with lush greenery, including fern leaves, seeded eucalyptus, Asian bayberry, jade palm, and Silver Dollar eucalyptus.
—Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 17 Nov. 2022
Then, a design by Dirtworks, built by the Todd Group, covered much of that structure with enormous mounds of sand planted with beach grasses and plants like serviceberry, bayberry and beach rose.
—Tim McKeough, New York Times, 30 June 2017
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“Bayberry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bayberry. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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bayberry
noun
bay·ber·ry
ˈbā-ˌber-ē
1
: any of several wax myrtles
especially
: a hardy shrub of coastal eastern North America that produces clusters of small berries covered with grayish white wax
2
: the fruit of a bayberry
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