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can⋅dle⋅wood

  [kan-dl-wood]
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–noun
1. any resinous wood used for torches or as a substitute for candles.
2. any of various trees or shrubs yielding such wood.
Origin:
1625–35, Americanism; candle + wood 1 ; so called because it burns brightly
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can·dle·wood   (kān'dl-wŏŏd')   
n.  

  1. Any of several trees or shrubs yielding a usually resinous wood.

  2. The wood of such a plant, burned for light or fuel.

  3. The ocotillo.

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