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candlenut

noun

Etymology

From candle + nut.

  1. inherited from *hnuts✻
  2. inherited from *hnut✻
  3. inherited from hnutu
  4. inherited from note
  5. compounded as candlenut — “candle + nut”

Definitions

  1. A flowering tree (Aleurites moluccana and Aleurites rockinghamensis) of the family…

    A flowering tree (Aleurites moluccana and Aleurites rockinghamensis) of the family Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, Indian walnut, kemiri, varnish tree or kukui nut tree.

  2. The seed of this tree, used as a candle

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA