Aleurites moluccana

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Aleurites moluccana
    n 1: large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil
         used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used
         locally as candles [syn: {candlenut}, {varnish tree},
         {Aleurites moluccana}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Candlenut \Can"dle*nut`\, n.
   1. The fruit of a euphorbiaceous tree or shrub ({Aleurites
      moluccana}), native of some of the Pacific islands. It is
      used by the natives as a candle, the nut kernels being
      strung together. The oil from the nut (

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