How to pronounce bayberry
American English pronunciation
BAY-ber-ee
- IPA
- /ˈbeɪˌbɛɹi/
- Syllables
- BAY · ber · ee (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What bayberry means
A shrub with waxy gray berries once used for candles
In a sentence: Long ago, people boiled bayberry fruit to get wax for candles.
Where it comes from: The name joins "bay," a tree with sweet-smelling leaves, and "berry." The shrub's berries are covered in wax.
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