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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9 January 2025

PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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