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candleberry
[ kan-dl-ber-ee ]
noun
, plural can·dle·ber·ries.
- any of several species of wax myrtle.
- the fruit of any of these plants.
candleberry
/ ˈkændəlbərɪ /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of candleberry1
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Example Sentences
The kernels of the alearites triloba, the candleberry tree, a plant growing in most tropical countries.
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He put in the finished candlesticks and a box of candleberry dips he had made of delightfully spiced wax, coloured pale green.
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Bayberry is called candleberry, too, because of the use our great-grandmothers made of the wax.
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In the East Indies the candleberry, which contains oily seeds, has been burned for light by the natives.
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Aleurites triloba, the 'candleberry tree', is cultivated in the Moluccan Islands for its fruit.
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