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Definition of Candlenuts
1. candlenut [n] - See also: candlenut
Lexicographical Neighbors of Candlenuts
Literary usage of Candlenuts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Stone Implements and Stone Work of the Ancient Hawaiians by William Tufts Brigham (1902)
"The old Hawaiians had artificial lights of several sorts. There were the lama or
torches of bambu stuffed with candlenuts or other combustible matter' and ..."
2. The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher (1921)
"... found in the seeds of flax, squash, castor- bean, sesame, cotton, sunflower,
radish, rape, mustard, and in cocoa- nuts, candlenuts, and peanuts. 1C. ..."
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