bayberry
noun
bayberry is spelled B-A-Y-B-E-R-R-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bayberry means “The fruit of the wax myrtle shrub; or the plant itself (Morella cerifera), with aromatic, leathery leaves and waxy berries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bayberry is bayberries.
How many letters and syllables are in bayberry?
| Letters | 8: B-A-Y-B-E-R-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bayberry?
Bayberry appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bayberry?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bayberry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bayberry
- bayberries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bayberry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUSThe fruit of the wax myrtle shrub; or the plant itself (Morella cerifera), with aromatic, leathery leaves and waxy berries.
- 2
CanadaUSOther species in the family Myricaceae, especially in genus Myrica; bay-rum tree, candleberry.
- 3
The fruit of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).
- 4
West Indian bay tree (Pimenta racemosa), a tropical American shrub with aromatic leaves that are used in the preparation of bay rum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bayberry come from?
From bay + berry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).