candle tree

English

Parmentiera cereifera fruit

Noun

candle tree (plural candle trees)

1. Any tree of certain species:
   1. Parmentiera cereifera, principally of Central America, a tree with long cylindrical fruits that look like candles.
   2. Dacryodes excelsa, of the Caribbean

      Synonym: candlewood

   3. Senna alata, of the family Fabaceae, native to Mexico.

Synonyms

• (Senna alata): candelabra bush, empress candle plant, ringworm tree

Anagrams

• crenelated, enterlaced