genus aleurites
Noun
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Candlenut (synset 112948114)
is a type of: rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsmember holonym:
- aleurites moluccana, candlenut, varnish tree - large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
- aleurites fordii, tung, tung tree, tung-oil tree - Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil
belongs to: euphorbiaceae, family euphorbiaceae, spurge family - a family of plants of order Geranialessame as: aleurites
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