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bayberry
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bay·ber·ry
/ ˈbāˌberē/
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n.
(pl. -ies)
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a North American shrub (genus Myrica, family Myricaceae) with aromatic leathery leaves and waxy berries. See also wax myrtle.
2.
a tropical American shrub (Pimenta racemosa) of the myrtle family with aromatic leaves that are used in the preparation of bay rum. Also called
bay rum tree.
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Red Bayberry (Myrica rubra), a Promising Fruit and Forest Tree in China
Magazine article from: Journal of the American Pomological Society; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Abstract Red Bayberry(Myrica rubra Sieb. et Zucc) called...throughout the country. In China, red bayberry can be used as fruit, medicinal plant...social value. The market outlook of red bayberry is very bright. Introduction Red bayberry...
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Typhoons, Rains Damage Bayberries in East China Province
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 7/16/2001; 432 words
; ...farmers should try to grow bayberries in a more efficient...way. A new kind of bayberry that ripens a week later...made to develop more bayberry- related industries, such as bayberry wine, preserved bayberries and canned bayberries...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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THE ROAD TO FUTURE OF BAYBERRY CLUTTERED; ROAD TO BAYBERRY'S FUTURE CLUTTERED BY ROUTE 57.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 2/27/2003; 700+ words
; ...m in Joyce Cirrito's cozy house in Bayberry the other night. We're talking about...to her neighbors who are officers of Bayberry Community Association: parking lot lights...building that hang above the north side of Bayberry like misty moons, smack into the Cirritos...
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No Cookie-Cutter Community: Bayberry Believes In Dirt, Difference
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/17/2008; ; 700+ words
; Coming home to Bayberry is like "going to sleep-away camp...in Anne Arundel County. "I look at Bayberry as a camp for adults," he said...don't leave till Monday." Much of Bayberry Drive looks like many other suburban...
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OWNING BAYBERRY TOWNHOME MIGHT BE LESS EXPENSIVE THAN RENTING
Newspaper article from: Sun Publications (IL); 6/27/1997; 700+ words
; ...dwellers to buy a new townhome at the Bayberry community in north suburban Waukegan...can buy a new 2-bedroom townhome at Bayberry for a net out-of- pocket cost of as...Revell said. "Purchasing a townhome at Bayberry will give these first-time buyers an...
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Fitch Assigns 'AAA/AA/A/BBB' Ratings to Bayberry Funding.
Business Wire; 2/15/2006; 700+ words
; NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings assigns the following ratings to Bayberry Funding, Ltd. and Bayberry Funding Corp. (collectively, Bayberry Funding): --$96,000,000 class II senior floating-rate notes due 2041...
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 "Sun, The: Bolingbrook (IL)")
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A look at Bayberry
Newspaper article from: Sun, The: Bolingbrook (IL); 1/9/2009; 390 words
; The Bayberry neighborhood is a small one, but still...Located on the northeast edge of town, Bayberry offers a convenient location near Interstate...to Anne Lane. Turn west on Anne into Bayberry. FROM SOUTH: Take Janes Avenue north...
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SALES TOP HALFWAY MARK AT BAYBERRY
Newspaper article from: Sun Publications (IL); 5/9/1997; 700+ words
; ...Sales have surpassed the halfway mark at Bayberry, a 76-unit townhome community...39 residences have been sold so far at Bayberry, pushing the community past the 50...advantage of preconstruction pricing at Bayberry before the townhome models are completed...
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CLAY EXAMINES PROPOSALS FOR COMMUNICATIONS TOWERS; BAYBERRY, OTHER NEARBY RESIDENTS DO NOT SUPPORT THE POSSIBLE SITES.(Neighbors Northeast)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 9/15/2005; 700+ words
; ...to build communication towers near the Bayberry neighborhood. Omnipoint Communications...80-foot communications tower in the Bayberry Plaza, 7608 Oswego Road, and a plan...Germain. Omnipoint needs a tower in the Bayberry area to fill gaps in its service, said...
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GROWING FAMILIES CHOOSE BAYBERRY FLOOR PLAN LEAD AT PRAIRIE TRAIL
Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL); 9/4/1999; 700+ words
; ...Offering 1,800 square feet, the popular Bayberry floor plan, which includes a basement...professionally decorated model homes, including a Bayberry design, are open for touring. "The Bayberry gives growing families the informal living...
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Bayberry
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...powdered root or leaves. Bayberry bark has traditionally been...tan leather and dye wool. Bayberry branches have been used in...thirstquenching" ability. Bayberries can be ground to use as spice...commonly called wild cinnamon or bayberry, is used in making both bay...
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bayberry
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
bayberry common name for the Myricaceae, a family of trees...berries" of the North American wild or cultivated bayberry shrubs (chiefly Myrica cerifera ) are used to make fragrant bayberry candles, scented soap, and sealing wax; bayberry...
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Sweet Gale Family (Myricaceae)
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Sweet Gale Family (Myricaceae) The sweet gale or bayberry family (Myricaceae) is made up of about 50 species of...America. Both the wax-myrtle (M. cerifera) and the bayberry or waxberry (M. carolinensis) of eastern North America...
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Krasner, Steven 1953-
Book article from: Something About the Author
...1977; children: Amy, Jeffrey, Emily. Education: Columbia University, B.A., 1975. Addresses Home— 44 Bayberry Lane, East Greenwich, RI 02818. Office— Providence Journal, 75 Fountain St., Providence, RI 02902. Career...
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wax
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...by a species of scale insect. Mineral waxes include ozocerite and paraffin , both composed of hydrocarbons. Japan wax and bayberry (or myrtle) wax are composed chiefly of fats. Bibliography: See L. Roth and J. Weiner, Waxes, Waxing and Wax Modifiers...
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