candleberry

American  

[kan-dl-ber-ee] / ˈkæn dlˌbɛr i /

noun

• candleberries
  plural

1. any of several species of wax myrtle.

2. the fruit of any of these plants.

3. candlenut.

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candleberry British  

/ ˈkændəlbərɪ /

noun

1. another name for wax myrtle

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• candleberries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of candleberry

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40; candle + berry

Example Sentences

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candleberry candleberries

We took the trail the next day, savoring the topography, rich with tree heath, St. John’s wort, Azorean candleberry tree and other plant life.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2015

It shows me the candleberry, which yields scented wax.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2015

Aleurites triloba.—The candleberry tree, much cultivated in tropical countries for the sake of its nuts.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

He put in the finished candlesticks and a box of candleberry dips he had made of delightfully spiced wax, coloured pale green.

From The Harvester by Stratton-Porter, Gene

A good specimen of myrtle, or candleberry wax, accompanied by candles made from it in the crude unbleached state in New Brunswick, was shown at the Great Exhibition.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.

On a large fire we placed a pot, in which we prepared our wax mixture—half bees' wax and half wax from the candleberries.

From Swiss Family Robinson by Wyss, Johann David

On a large fire we placed a pot, in which we prepared our wax mixture—half beeswax and half wax from the candleberries.

From The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island by Wyss, Jean Rudolph