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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun candlenut has 2 senses
- candlenut(n = noun.plant) aleurites moluccana, varnish tree - large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles; has parts: candlenut
- candlenut(n = noun.plant) - seed of candlenut tree; source of soil used in varnishes; is a kind of oil-rich seed, oilseed
is a member of aleurites, genus aleurites
is a kind of angiospermous tree, flowering tree
is a part of aleurites moluccana, candlenut, varnish tree
CIDE DICTIONARY
candlenut, n.
- The fruit of a euphorbiaceous tree or shrub (
Aleurites moluccana ), native of some of the Pacific islands. It is used by the natives as a candle, the nut kernels being strung together. The oil from the nut (candlenut oil or kekune oil - The tree itself (
Aleurites moluccana ). [Webster 1913 Suppl.]