candlewood
Americannoun
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any resinous wood used for torches or as a substitute for candles.
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any of various trees or shrubs yielding such wood.
noun
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the resinous wood of any of several trees, used for torches and candle substitutes
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any tree or shrub, such as ocotillo, that produces this wood
Etymology
Origin of candlewood
1625–35, candle + wood 1; so called because it burns brightly
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The desert light and contrasting colors of purple candlewood blossoms and yellow sagebrush among the Sangre de Cristo mountains also attracted artists from across the Mississippi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
A number of men now advanced, carrying candlewood torches.
From The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley by William Henry Giles Kingston
Others growled applause as they saw the den illuminated by the lurid flame of the candlewood which the proprietor lighted.
From Sónnica by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
The ocotilla or candlewood with long, lash-like stalks springing from a common centre—that cactus, which, when dried, needs only a lighted match to set it afire—flourishes in the rocky ledges.
From Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico by E. L. (Ellsworth Leonardson) Kolb
The flaming candlewood licked the resinous logs, and soon the smoke and flames began to enwrap the corpse.
From Sónnica by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
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