candlenut

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkændəlˌnʌt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kan′dl nut′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
can•dle•nut  (kan′dl nut′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologythe oily fruit or nut of a southeastern Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, of the spurge family, the kernels of which when strung together are used locally as candles.
  2. Plant Biologythe tree itself. Also called candleberry. 
  • candle + nut 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
candlenut /ˈkændəlˌnʌt/ n
  1. a euphorbiaceous tree, Aleurites mollucana, of tropical Asia and Polynesia
  2. the nut of this tree, which yields an oil used in paints and varnishes. In their native regions the nuts are strung together and burned as candles
'candlenut' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
candleberry - kukui

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