candle tree

English

Parmentiera cereifera fruit

Noun

candle tree (plural candle trees)

Any tree of certain species:
1. Parmentiera cereifera, principally of Central America, a tree with long cylindrical fruits that look like candles.
2. Dacryodes excelsa, of the Caribbean
  Synonym: candlewood
3. Senna alata, of the family Fabaceae, native to Mexico.

Synonyms

(Senna alata): candelabra bush, empress candle plant, ringworm tree

Anagrams

crenelated, enterlaced

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