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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

candlenut
    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]
    2: seed of candlenut tree; source of soil used in varnishes

2. 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 (

      ), 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 ( or { or ) has many uses,
      including as a varnish.

   Syn: varnish tree.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. The tree itself (Aleurites moluccana).
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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