CANDELILLA

candelilla, Euphorbia antisyphilitica

(noun) wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States

candelilla, Pedilanthus bracteatus, Pedilanthus pavonis

(noun) wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

candelilla (plural candelillas)

wax plant

Source: Wiktionary



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