CANDLEWOOD

Meaning of CANDLEWOOD in English

Pronunciation: - ˌ wu ̇ d

Function: noun

Date: 1712

1 : any of several trees or shrubs (as ocotillo) chiefly of resinous character

2 : slivers of resinous wood burned for light

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CANDLEWOOD — noun Date: 1712 any of several trees or shrubs (as ocotillo) chiefly of resinous character, slivers of resinous wood burned …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CANDLEWOOD — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from its use for illumination 1. : any of several trees or shrubs chiefly of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANDLEWOOD — /kan"dl wood'/ , n. 1. any resinous wood used for torches or as a substitute for candles. 2. any of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANDLEWOOD — noun Date: 1712 1. : any of several trees or shrubs (as ocotillo) chiefly of resinous character 2. : slivers …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANDLEWOOD — [can.dle.wood] n (1712) 1: any of several trees or shrubs (as ocotillo) chiefly of resinous character 2: slivers of resinous …
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CANDLEWOOD PINE — noun : ocote
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OCOTILLO — noun (plural -llos) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, diminutive of ocote, a resinous pine tree (Pinus montezuma), from Nahuatl ocotl pine, torch …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TABANUCO — noun or ta·bo·nu·co ˌtäbəˈnü(ˌ)kō ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish, probably from Taino : candlewood 1e
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LIGHTWOOD — ˈlītˌwu̇d, Southern usually ˈlīd.]əd or -īt] or chiefly dial ]ərd\ noun 1. chiefly South : a dry wood that burns …
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CIRIO — ˈsirēˌō noun ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, thick candle, from Latin cereus waxen, from cera wax : …
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CANDLE CACTUS — noun 1. : candlewood 1a 2. : cane cactus
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OCOTILLO — noun ( plural -llos ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, diminutive of ocote, a resinous pine tree ( Pinus montezuma ), from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OCOTILLO — [oco.ti.llo] n, pl -llos [MexSp] (1856): a thorny scarlet-flowered candlewood (Fouquieria splendens of the family Fouquieriaceae) of the southwestern U.S. …
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OCOTILLO — Bright red tubular flowers of ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) also called coachwhip, Jacob's staff, or vine cactus (Fouquieria splendens) flowering spiny …
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TAMARICALES — the tamarisk order of dicotyledonous flowering plants comprising three families (Tamaricaceae, Frankeniaceae, and Fouquieriaceae) of trees, shrubs, and herbs usually …
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FAIRFIELD — county, central South Carolina, U.S., consisting of a hilly piedmont region. The Broad River forms the western boundary, and the …
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DANBURY — city, coextensive with the town (township) of Danbury, Fairfield county, southwestern Connecticut, U.S. It lies along the Still River in …
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DANBURY — Данбери, Дэнбери Город на юго-западе штата Коннектикут, на р. Стилл [Still River] в предгорьях Беркшир-Хиллс [Berkshire Hills]. 74,8 тыс. жителей (2000), …
DANBURY — Данбери, Дэнбери Город на юго-западе штата Коннектикут, на р. Стилл [Still River] в предгорьях Беркшир-Хиллс [Berkshire Hills]. 74,8 тыс. жителей …

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