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Definition of Candlenut

1. Noun. Large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles.

2. Noun. Seed of candlenut tree; source of soil used in varnishes.

Definition of Candlenut

1. 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 oil from the nut ( candlenut, or kekune, oil) has many uses.

Definition of Candlenut

1. Noun. A flowering tree (''(w Aleurites moluccana)'') of the family ''Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, Indian walnut, Kemiri, varnish tree or Kukui nut tree. ¹

2. Noun. The seed of said tree, used as a candle ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Candlenut

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Candlenut

candlefishes candleholder candleholders candleless candlelight candlelight vigil candlelighted candlelighter candlelighters candlelights

candlelike candlelit candlemaker candlemakers candlemaking candlenut (current term) candlenuts candlepin candlepin bowling candlepins

candlepower candlepower unit candlepowers candler candlers candles candleshine candleshines candlesnuffer candlesnuffers

Literary usage of Candlenut

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Tropical Agriculture: The Climate, Soils, Cultural Methods, Crops, Live by Earley Vernon Wilcox (1916)
"The candlenut tree is generally distributed throughout Polynesia, India, the Philippines, Java, ... candlenut oil has been used for a variety of purposes. ..."

2. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller, Kate Grace Barber Winton (1916)
"The seeds of the candlenut tree (Aleurites triloba Forst., A. ^ cana (L.) ... Wichmann made a thorough microscopic study of candlenut seeds on the market in ..."

3. Animal and Vegetable Fixed Oils, Fats, Butters, and Waxes: Their Preparation by Charles Romley Alder Wright (1894)
"According to Lach a sample of candlenut fat fusing at 24° and solidifying ... L. Field describes candlenut oil as limpid and sweet, not solidifying at 0°, ..."

4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"candlenut or candleberry —the fruit of ... The berry, when dry, burns —hence called candlenut. The oil has the property of drying rapidly, and is used by ..."

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