wax myrtle: any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries
shrub: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
forceps delivery: delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal; since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries