CANDLENUT


Meaning of CANDLENUT in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ˌ n ə t

Function: noun

Date: circa 1836

: the oily seed of a tropical tree ( Aleurites moluccana ) of the spurge family used locally to make candles and commercially as a source of oil also : this tree

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