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‖ candelabrum|kændɪˈleɪbrəm, -ˈlɑːbrəm|
Pl. -bra. (Also in modern use, candelabra, pl. -as.)
[L. candēlābrum candlestick, f. candēla candle.]
1. Greek and Roman Antiq.
a. A candlestick, usually an ornamental one.
b. A stand on which lamps were supported.
1834Lytton Pompeii iv. vii, One of those tall and graceful candelabra, common to that day, supporting a single lamp. 1876Humphreys Coin Coll. Man. xxvi. 397 Bronze candelabra of Etrurian workmanship.
2. An ornamental branched candlestick holding a number of candles; a chandelier.
1815Edin. Rev. XXV. 106 Some of these [cacti]..divided into several branches in the form of candelabras. 1820Scott Ivanhoe vi, Four silver candelabras, holding great waxen torches. 1841–4Emerson Ess. Art Wks. (Bohn) I. 149 Galleries of statues, vases..and candelabra.
3. Simple attrib. Also prefixed (in form candelabrum or candelabra) to the names of trees with foliage shaped like a candelabrum, esp. a tropical African tree of the genus Euphorbia.
1834[see Euphorbia]. 1878R. J. Hinton Handbk. Ariz. 343 To what age the candelabra cactus attains is a matter of mere conjecture, their growth being exceedingly slow. 1892J. G. Bourke On Border 53 The majestic ‘pitahaya’, or candelabrum cactus, whose ruby fruit had long since been raided upon. 1909Webster, Candelabrum tree. 1927D. H. Lawrence Mornings in Mexico 80 Even the organ cactus,..and the candelabrum cactus, seem to be slowly wheeling and pivoting upon a centre. 1946J. P. R. Wallis North. Goldfields Diaries T. Baines I. 170 Euphorbia ingenus or candelabra tree. 1957Timber Technol. LXV. 467 Botanical name: Euphorbia spp... Trade name: Candelabra tree... All species resemble each other in their giant cactus or candelabra formation. 1960Guardian 7 Nov. 1/3 They had chased the Masai beyond the candelabra tree. |