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candelilla definition

☆ can·de·lilla (kan′də lil′ə, -lē′yə)

noun

either of two shrubs (Euphorbia antisiphylitica or Pedilanthus pavonis) of the spurge family, native to the SW U.S. and Mexico, which yield a wax used for polishes, varnishes, etc.

Etymology: AmSp < Sp, dim. of candela (< L), candle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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