English Explanatory Dictionary

candlenut

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flowering tree (Aleurites moluccana and Aleurites rockinghamensis) of the family Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, Indian walnut, kemiri, varnish tree or kukui nut tree.
  2. The seed of this tree, used as a candle

Word forms

candlenut candlenuts

Etymology

From candle + nut.

Translations

Bulgarian: кукуи Esperanto: aleŭrito Fijian: tuitui Hawaiian: kukui Makasar: sapiri Malay: buah keras Malay: kemiri Malay: keminting Swahili: mkaa Tagalog: lumbang Tahitian: tutuʻi Tahitian: tutui Tongan: tuitui
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