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Definition of Candlewood
1. Noun. Any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light.
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Definition of Candlewood
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Candlewood
Literary usage of Candlewood
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore by Ernest Thompson Seton (1921)
"PINUS B/QIDA PITCH PINE, TORCH PINE, SAP PINE, candlewood PINE. (Pinus rigida)
A small tree, rarely 75 feet high; evergreen; leaves 3 to 5 inches long and ..."
2. History of Hadley: Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley by Sylvester Judd, Lucius Manlius Boltwood, George Sheldon (1905)
"CHAPTER XXVI Equivalent Land—New Towns—Land Speculation—Tar and
Turpentine—candlewood —Scarcity of Timber—Floating timber down the Connecticut—Logs
on the ..."
3. Ipswich in the Massachusetts Bay Colony by Thomas Franklin Waters, Ipswich Historical Society, Sarah Goodhue, John Wise (1917)
"In the candlewood district, James Burnham, as his inventory revealed in 1737,
owned a negro man and an old negro woman. The man was appraised at £100 but ..."
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