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Definition of Candelilla
1. Noun. Wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica.
Generic synonyms: Slipper Plant, Slipper Spurge
Terms within: Candelilla Wax
2. Noun. Wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States.
Group relationships: Euphorbia, Genus Euphorbia
Generic synonyms: Spurge
Terms within: Candelilla Wax
Lexicographical Neighbors of Candelilla
Literary usage of Candelilla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Partnerships for Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management: Fifth Mexico/U. S edited by Celedonio Aguirre-Bravo, Avelino B. Villa-Salas (1996)
"... la evaluación de rodales naturales de candelilla INTRODUCCIÓN Federico E. de
... como principal actividad la extracción de cera de candelilla (Euphorbia ..."
2. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"Act« as a mordant for basic aniline dve«. candelilla WAX. candelilla wax occurs
as a deposit on the surface of the candelilla plant (probably Euphorbia ..."
3. The Technical World Magazine (1909)
"BIG WEALTH IN A DESERT WEED ""THE manufacture of wax from the •*• candelilla weed
is now an industry of much commercial importance in northern Mexico and- ..."
4. Neuman and Baretti's Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages by Henry Neuman, Giuseppe Baretti (1851)
"Bios sora of white poplars, asps and other trees. I inter la candelilla, To stand
on the hands and head, with the feet straight upwards, as boys do in plav. ..."
5. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(a) candelilla wax (CAS Reg. No. 8006—44—8) is obtained from the candelilla plant.
... candelilla wax is prepared by ..."
6. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"Palm wax or candelilla wax is rendered effective as a thickener in paint- removers,
in much less than the usual amis, necessary, ..."
7. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1788)
"... terror into candelilla ... by De Giou and De Quiney, with the troops which
had triumphed over candelilla, they at lalt ..."
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