English noun: waxberry | |||
1. | waxberry (plant) deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries | ||
Synonyms | common snowberry, snowberry, Symphoricarpos alba | ||
Broader (hypernym) | poisonous plant | ||
Member meronym | Caprifoliaceae, family Caprifoliaceae, honeysuckle family | ||
2. | waxberry (plant) deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries | ||
Synonyms | bayberry, candleberry, Myrica pensylvanica, swamp candleberry | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wax myrtle | ||