candelilla
[ kan-dl-ee-uh ]
noun
a shrub, Euphorbia antisyphilitica, of the southwestern United States and Mexico, that is the source of a wax (candelilla wax ) having various commercial uses.
Origin of candelilla
1First recorded in 1935–40; from Latin American Spanish, Spanish: literally, “small candle,” equivalent to candel(a) candle + -illa diminutive suffix
Words Nearby candelilla
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How to use candelilla in a sentence
A man told her he’d found human remains a few months back, while pulling up candelilla plants in the desert.
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