[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

myrtle \myr"tle\ m~er"t'l, n. f. myrtil bilberry, prop., a
   little myrtle, from myrte myrtle, l. myrtus, murtus, gr.
   my`rtos; cf. per. m=urd. bot.
   a species of the genus myrtus, especially myrtus
   communis. the common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem,
   eight or ten feet high. its branches form a close, full head,
   thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. it
   has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by
   black several-seeded berries. the ancients considered it
   sacred to venus. the flowers, leaves, and berries are used
   variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the
   beautifully mottled wood is used in turning.
   1913 webster

   note: the name is also popularly but wrongly applied in
         america to two creeping plants, the blue-flowered
         periwinkle and the yellow-flowered moneywort. in the
         west indies several myrtaceous shrubs are called
         myrtle.
         1913 webster

   bog myrtle, the sweet gale.

   crape myrtle. see under crape.

   myrtle warbler zool., a north american wood warbler
      dendroica coronata; -- called also myrtle bird,
      yellow-rumped warbler, and yellow-crowned warbler.

   myrtle wax. bot. see bayberry tallow, under bayberry.
      

   sand myrtle, a low, branching evergreen shrub leiophyllum
      buxifolium, growing in new jersey and southward.

   wax myrtle myrica cerifera. see bayberry.
      1913 webster
see also:
myrtus myrtus communis bog myrtle crape myrtle crape myrtle warbler 
dendroica coronata myrtle bird yellow-rumped warbler yellow-crowned warbler myrtle wax 
bayberry tallow bayberry sand myrtle leiophyllum buxifolium wax myrtle 
myrica cerifera 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wax \wax\, n. as. weax; akin to ofries. wax, d. was, g. wachs,
   ohg. wahs, icel.  sw. vax, dan. vox, lith. vaszkas, russ.
   vosk'.
   1913 webster
   1. a fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed
      by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually
      called beeswax. it is first excreted, from a row of
      pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which,
      being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened
      and tenacious. its natural color is pale or dull yellow.
      1913 webster

   note: beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid
         constituting the more soluble part and of myricyl
         palmitate constituting the less soluble part.
         1913 webster

   2. hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or
      appearance. specifically: 
      1913 webster
      a physiol. cerumen, or earwax. see cerumen.
          1913 webster
      b a waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for
          excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing
          wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.
          1913 webster
      c a waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing
          their thread.
          1913 webster
      d zool. a substance similar to beeswax, secreted by
          several species of scale insects, as the chinese wax.
          see wax insect, below.
          1913 webster
      e bot. a waxlike product secreted by certain plants.
          see vegetable wax, under vegetable.
          1913 webster
      f min. a substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in
          connection with certain deposits of rock salt and
          coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.
          1913 webster
      g thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar
          maple, and then cooling. local u. s.
          1913 webster
      h any of numerous substances or mixtures composed
          predominantly of the longer-chain saturated
          hydrocarbons such as the paraffins, which are solid at
          room teperature, or their alcohol, carboxylic acid, or
          ester derivatives.
          pjc

   japanese wax, a waxlike substance made in japan from the
      berries of certain species of rhus, esp. rhus
      succedanea.

   mineral wax. min. see wax, 2
      f, above.

   wax cloth. see waxed cloth, under waxed.

   wax end. see waxed end, under waxed.

   wax flower, a flower made of, or resembling, wax.

   wax insect zool., any one of several species of scale
      insects belonging to the family coccidae, which secrete
      from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the
      chinese wax insect coccus sinensis from which a large
      amount of the commercial chinese wax is obtained. called
      also pela.

   wax light, a candle or taper of wax.

   wax moth zool., a pyralid moth galleria cereana whose
      larvae feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries
      among the fragments. the moth has dusky gray wings
      streaked with brown near the outer edge. the larva is
      yellowish white with brownish dots. called also bee
      moth.

   wax myrtle. bot. see bayberry.

   wax painting, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients,
      under the name of encaustic. the pigments were ground with
      wax, and diluted. after being applied, the wax was melted
      with hot irons and the color thus fixed.

   wax palm. bot.
      a a species of palm ceroxylon andicola native of the
          andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion,
          consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax,
          which, when melted with a third of fat, makes
          excellent candles.
      b a brazilian tree copernicia cerifera the young
          leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy
          secretion.

   wax paper, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and
      other ingredients.

   wax plant bot., a name given to several plants, as:
      a the indian pipe see under indian.
      b the hoya carnosa, a climbing plant with polished,
          fleshy leaves.
      c certain species of begonia with similar foliage.

   wax tree bot.
      a a tree or shrub ligustrum lucidum of china, on
          which certain insects make a thick deposit of a
          substance resembling white wax.
      b a kind of sumac rhus succedanea of japan, the
          berries of which yield a sort of wax.
      c a rubiaceous tree elaeagia utilis of new grenada,
          called by the inhabitants "arbol del cera."

   wax yellow, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of
      beeswax.
      1913 webster
      1913 webster
see also:
beeswax cerumen wax insect vegetable wax vegetable japanese wax 
rhus rhus succedanea mineral wax wax wax cloth 
waxed cloth waxed wax end waxed end wax flower 
coccidae coccus sinensis pela wax light wax moth 
galleria cereana bee moth wax myrtle bayberry wax painting 
wax palm ceroxylon andicola copernicia cerifera wax paper wax plant 
indian hoya carnosa begonia wax tree ligustrum lucidum 
rhus succedanea elaeagia utilis wax yellow 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

wax myrtle
     n : any shrub or small tree of the genus myrica with aromatic
         foliage and small wax-coated berries

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