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Definition of Cirio
1. Noun. Candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers.
Exact synonyms: Boojum Tree, Fouquieria Columnaris, Idria Columnaris
Generic synonyms: Candlewood
Group relationships: Fouquieria, Genus Fouquieria
Generic synonyms: Candlewood
Group relationships: Fouquieria, Genus Fouquieria
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cirio
Literary usage of Cirio
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1895)
"The cirio, as the Spanish call the candlewood, seldom branches unless the top
... Almost exactly coextensive with the cirio, and dividing with it the honor ..."
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