CANDELILLA


Meaning of CANDELILLA in English

/kan'dl ee"euh/ , n.

a shrub, Euphorbia antisyphilitica, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, that is the source of a wax (candelilla wax) having various commercial uses.

[ 1935-40; candel ( a ) CANDLE + -illa dim. suffix ]

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