candleberry
any of several species of wax myrtle.
the fruit of any of these plants.
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How to use candleberry in a sentence
The kernels of the alearites triloba, the candleberry tree, a plant growing in most tropical countries.
He put in the finished candlesticks and a box of candleberry dips he had made of delightfully spiced wax, coloured pale green.
The Harvester | Gene Stratton PorterBayberry is called candleberry, too, because of the use our great-grandmothers made of the wax.
The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work | Mary Rogers MillerIn the East Indies the candleberry, which contains oily seeds, has been burned for light by the natives.
Artificial Light | M. LuckieshAleurites triloba, the 'candleberry tree', is cultivated in the Moluccan Islands for its fruit.
British Dictionary definitions for candleberry
/ (ˈkændəlbərɪ) /
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