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Candelilla

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Noun

1. candelilla, pedilanthus bracteatus, pedilanthus pavonis

wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica

2. candelilla, euphorbia antisyphilitica

wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Candelilla

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noun
either of two wax-coated Mexican shrubs, Euphorbia antisyphilitica or Pedilanthus pavonis (or bracteatus)

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Candelilla

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noun
either of two shrubs (Euphorbia antisiphylitica or Pedilanthus pavonis) of the spurge family, native to the SW U.S. and Mexico, which yield a wax used for polishes, varnishes, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Candelilla

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n.
A shrubby spurge (Euphorbia antisyphilitica) chiefly of western Texas and Mexico, having densely clustered, erect, essentially leafless stems that yield a multipurpose wax.

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