myrica

[ mi-rahy-kuh ]

/ mɪˈraɪ kə /

the bark of the wax myrtle.

the bark of the bayberry.

Origin of myrica

1700–10; < Latin < Greek myrī́kē a shrub, the tamarisk

Wax candles have been made from the seeds of Myrica macrocarpa in Colombia, and also from vegetable wax in Java.

The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom |P. L. Simmonds
Myrica Gale, which I had not before met with in Westbothnia, grew sparingly in the marshes.

Lachesis Lapponica |Carl von Linn
The berries of the Myrica angustifolia, latifolia, as well as the cerifera, afford abundance of wax.

A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew Ure
The Myrica (“Gale” or bog-myrtle) is very abundant, and a useful preventive against the moth if placed in wardrobes or drawers.

Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood |J. Conway Walter

myrica

/ (mɪˈraɪkə) /

the dried root bark of the wax myrtle, used as a tonic and to treat diarrhoea

C18: via Latin from Greek murikē the tamarisk