candlenut
noun
- the fruit of a tree (Aleurites moluccana) of the spurge family, growing in the Pacific Islands: the fruit is burned as a candle by indigenous peoples and processed commercially for its oil
- the tree
See candlenut in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kănˈdl-nŭtˌ)
noun In both senses also called
candleberry.
- A tropical southeast Asian tree (Aleurites moluccana) bearing nutlike seeds that are used to make candles and yield a drying oil used in paints, varnishes, lacquer, and soft soap.
- The seed of this tree.
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