candlewood
noun
- any of a genus (Fouquieria) of the ocotillo family of spiny desert shrubs or trees with slender stems and brightly colored flowers
- the wood of any of these
- ☆ any resinous wood cut for kindling or for torches
See candlewood in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kănˈdl-wo͝odˌ)
noun- Any of several trees or shrubs yielding a usually resinous wood.
- The wood of such a plant, burned for light or fuel.
- The ocotillo.
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