candle tree
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Parmentiera_cereifera_fruit.jpg/220px-Parmentiera_cereifera_fruit.jpg)
Noun
[edit]candle tree (plural candle trees)
- Any tree of certain species:
- Parmentiera cereifera, principally of Central America, a tree with long cylindrical fruits that look like candles.
- Dacryodes excelsa, of the Caribbean
- Synonym: candlewood
- Senna alata, of the family Fabaceae, native to Mexico.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Senna alata): candelabra bush, empress candle plant, ringworm tree