Crossword clues for candlenut
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Candlenut \Can"dle*nut`\, n.
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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.
The tree itself ({Aleurites moluccana).
Wiktionary
n. A flowering tree ((taxlink Aleurites moluccana species noshow=1)) of the family Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, (vern Indian walnut pedia=1), kemiri, (vern varnish tree pedia=1) or (vern kukui nut tree pedia=1).
WordNet
n. large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles [syn: varnish tree, Aleurites moluccana]
seed of candlenut tree; source of soil used in varnishes
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "candlenut".
Here and there, the silvery foliage of a clump of candlenut trees contrasted with the dark green of the bush, and scattered coconut palms curved up gracefully to their fronded tops, sixty or seventy feet above the earth.
The sun was now directly overhead, and presently they moved to a place of dense shade where they could sit with their backs to the trunk of an ancient candlenut tree.
He was felling a tall candlenut tree, and each resounding stroke bit deep into the soft wood.
We kept a supply of candlenut tapers ready for lighting on a shelf, along with a flint and steel and a box of tinder.
When the ink was gone I made some that did famous out of candlenut ash, and pens we had a-plenty, with all the fowls there is on the island.
The candlenut tree gave oily brown nuts, which, strung together, burned to give hours of flickering light.
There was noni enata, a diminutive bush bearing crimson pears, ironwood, umbrella ferns which grew in profusion, candlenut trees, and the paper mulberry with yellow blossoms and cottony, round leaves.
Casuarina, candlenut and kauri pine flourished in abundance beside breadfruit, sago plant, oranges, pineapple, sweet banana and of course the inevitable coconut palm.
The native men were employed as occasion demanded, and during the early months of the settlement it was they who did the fishing for the community and searched for the wild products of the island -- plantains, taro, candlenuts for lighting purposes, and the like.
In the light of a taper of candlenuts, smoking and sputtering by the wall, she loaded the two muskets, measuring the powder with great care, wadding it with bits of tapa, and ramming the bullets home with patches of the same material, greased with lard.
The last of the candlenuts burned down to a red glow and winked out, leaving the room in darkness, save for the faint starlight that found its way through the window.
The candlenuts were alight in the house of Mills, but the windows and doors were barred.
The sheer usefulness of candlenuts to humans seemed like an argument from design for a God-made world, customized to smart primates.