candleberry
Americannoun
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any of several species of wax myrtle.
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the fruit of any of these plants.
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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
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
In the East Indies the candleberry, which contains oily seeds, has been burned for light by the natives.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew
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
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
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
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