单词 | candle-tree |
释义 | ˈcandle-tree 1. = Candleberry Myrtle. Hence candle-tree oil.
1691Ray Creation ii. (R.) The candletrees of the West Indies, out of whose fruit, boiled to a thick fat consistence, are made very good candles. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. 2. An American tree, Parmentiera cerifera (family Crescentiaceæ): from the appearance of its fruit.
1866Treas. Bot. 648/1 In the Isthmus of Panama..termed the Candle-tree..because its fruits, often four feet long, have quite the appearance of yellow wax-candles. 1855A. Brassey The Trades 108 In the nursery and extension grounds are..candle-trees. |

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