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candelillaenUK
can·de·lil·la C0062800 (kăn′dl-ē′ə)n. A shrubby spurge (Euphorbia antisyphilitica) chiefly of western 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.]candelilla (ˌkændəˈliːjə; Spanish kandeˈliʎa) n (Plants) either of two wax-coated Mexican shrubs, Euphorbia antisyphilitica or Pedilanthus pavonis (or bracteatus)Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | candelilla - wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphiliticaPedilanthus bracteatus, Pedilanthus pavonisslipper plant, slipper spurge - any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bractscandelilla wax - a hard brown wax that occurs as a coating on candelilla shrubs | | 2. | candelilla - wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United StatesEuphorbia antisyphiliticaEuphorbia, genus Euphorbia - type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juicespurge - any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juicecandelilla wax - a hard brown wax that occurs as a coating on candelilla shrubs |
candelillaenUK
Synonyms for candelillanoun wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphiliticaSynonyms- Pedilanthus bracteatus
- Pedilanthus pavonis
Related Words- slipper plant
- slipper spurge
- candelilla wax
noun wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United StatesSynonyms- Euphorbia antisyphilitica
Related Words- Euphorbia
- genus Euphorbia
- spurge
- candelilla wax
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