candelilla

American  

[kan-dl-ee-uh] / ˌkæn dlˈi ə /

noun

1. a shrub, Euphorbia antisyphilitica, of the southwestern United States and Mexico, that is the source of a wax candelilla wax having various commercial uses.

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Etymology

Origin of candelilla

First recorded in 1935–40; from Latin American Spanish, Spanish: literally, “small candle,” equivalent to candel(a) candle + -illa diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

For example, candelilla wax, an ingredient in the deodorant, is harvested from a wild shrub of the same name.

From BBC

The choice was made to replace the candelilla wax in the deodorant with sunflower wax, which is a high-yielding crop common in the US and Canada.

From BBC