candleberry

[ kan-dl-ber-ee ]

noun

, plural can·dle·ber·ries.

1. any of several species of wax myrtle.
2. the fruit of any of these plants.
3. candlenut.

candleberry

/ ˈkændəlbərɪ /

noun

1. See wax myrtle
   another name for wax myrtle

Word History and Origins

Origin of candleberry¹

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40; candle + berry

Example Sentences

The kernels of the alearites triloba, the candleberry tree, a plant growing in most tropical countries.

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He put in the finished candlesticks and a box of candleberry dips he had made of delightfully spiced wax, coloured pale green.

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Bayberry is called candleberry, too, because of the use our great-grandmothers made of the wax.

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In the East Indies the candleberry, which contains oily seeds, has been burned for light by the natives.

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Aleurites triloba, the 'candleberry tree', is cultivated in the Moluccan Islands for its fruit.

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