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

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Etymology

Origin of candleberry

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

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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 William Saunders

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 Gene Stratton-Porter

Then, hat in hand, he asked Sir Peter's indulgence for a private conference with me, and led me away by the arm into a sweet-smelling lane, all thick with honeysuckle and candleberry shrub.

From The Reckoning by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

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 Jean Rudolph Wyss

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 Johann David Wyss

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