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Answer for the clue "Candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers ", 5 letters:
cirio

Word definitions for cirio in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
cirio \cirio\ n. the candlewood of Mexico and couthwestern California ( Idria columnaris or Fouquieria columnaris ), having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers; -- called also the boojum tree . Syn: boojum tree, Fouquieria ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Cirio S.p.A. ( Cirio Società per Azioni ) is a major Italian food company. It was founded in 1856 in Turin , Italy .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers [syn: boojum tree , Fouquieria columnaris , Idria columnaris ]

Usage examples of cirio.

It was his first visit to the Eternal City, though he had read about it in a dozen stories and knew well the work of the poet Fano Cirio, who served the Swan at the Jetran court.