candlewood

Definition of Candlewood in English :

1. candlewood

any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Candlewood

noun

1.

the resinous wood of any of several trees, used for torches and candle substitutes

2.

any tree or shrub, such as ocotillo, that produces this wood

noun

1.

any of a genus (Fouquieria) of the ocotillo family of spiny desert shrubs or trees with slender stems and brightly colored flowers

2.

the wood of any of these

3. US

any resinous wood cut for kindling or for torches

n.

1. Any of several trees or shrubs yielding a usually resinous wood.

2. The wood of such a plant, burned for light or fuel.

3. The ocotillo.