n, pl-ries 1 : a West Indian tree of the genus Pimenta (P. racemosa) of the myrtle family yielding a yellow aromatic oil 2 a : any of several wax myrtles : esp : a hardy shrub (Myrica pensylvanica) of coastal eastern No. America bearing dense clusters of small globular nuts covered with grayish white wax b : the fruit of a bayberry .
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