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candle tree

candle tree noun: parmentiera cereifera, principally of Central America, a tree with long cylindrical fruits that look like candles.

candle tree: parmentiera cereifera, principally of Central America, a tree with long cylindrical fruits that...
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Noun

candle tree (plural candle trees)

  1. Parmentiera cereifera, principally of Central America, a tree with long cylindrical fruits that look like candles.
  2. Dacryodes excelsa, of the Caribbean
    Synonyms:
    candlewood
  3. Senna alata, of the family Fabaceae, native to Mexico.
    Synonyms:
    candelabra bush, empress candle plant, ringworm tree

Synonyms of candle tree

  • candlewood
  • candelabra bush
  • empress candle plant
  • ringworm tree

Forms of candle tree

pluralcandle trees

Questions about candle tree

What does candle tree mean?
Candle tree means parmentiera cereifera, principally of Central America, a tree with long cylindrical fruits that look like candles.
What part of speech is candle tree?
Candle tree is a noun.
What is the plural of candle tree?
The plural of candle tree is candle trees.

Words near candle tree in the dictionary

  1. candle powers
  2. candle salad
  3. candle snuffer
  4. candle snuffers
  5. CANDLE syndrome
  6. candle tree
  7. candle trees
  8. candle wax
  9. candle waxes
  10. candle-end
  11. candle-ends

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