[kan-dl-ee-uh] 
| a shrub, Euphorbia antisyphilitica, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, that is the source of a wax (candelilla wax) having various commercial uses. |
| can·de·lil·la (kān'dl-ē'ə) n. A shrubby spurge (Euphorbia antisyphilitica) native to southwest Texas and Mexico, having densely clustered, erect, essentially leafless stems that yield a multipurpose wax. [American Spanish, diminutive of Spanish candela, candle, from Latin candēla; see candle.] |
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