myrica

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myrica - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Myrica \My*ri"ca\, prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. ? tamarisk.] (Bot.)
     A widely dispersed genus of shrubs and trees, usually with
     aromatic foliage. It includes the bayberry or wax myrtle, the
     sweet gale, and the North American sweet fern, so called.
     [1913 Webster]

myrica - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Myrica
      n 1: deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees [syn: Myrica,
           genus Myrica]