Meaning of candelabra tree | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Several species of Euphorbia, including Euphorbia ingens, Euphorbia candelabrum, Euphorbia ammak, Euphorbia cooperi, Euphorbia lacti, and Euphorbia antiquorum.
2. A Brazilian tree, Araucaria angustifolia.
3. A South American tree, Cecropia pachystachya.
4. An African native, Senna didymobotrya, whose yellow flowers look like lit candles.
5. Any of various individual trees that resemble a candelabrum.
6. A decorative motif of a stylized tree with symmetric branches having the appearance of a candelabrum.

Examples

“The other trees which the Central African forests produce are the kolquall, or candelabra tree; the msundurusi, or copal-tree, frequent in Ukawendi; the moumbo, or palmyra; the miombo; the beautiful and fragrant mimosa; the mtundu; and on the shores of Lake Tanganika is seen the beautiful Guinea palm tree, called mchikichi, and the plantain tree.”

“NABOOM EUPHORBIA ( CANDELABRA TREE ) Euphorbia ingens”

“Possibly the most extraoridanary savanna trees are the baobab (Adansonia digitata) and the candelabra tree (Euphorbia candelabrum).”

“The mukonde (candelabra tree) was a four-sided cactus like plant with a poisonous white sap, although a rhino had no problems chewing the fresh shoots.”

“The candelabra tree has a long stem with branches growing only at the upper part.”

“The Candelabra-tree is chiefly interesting for its appearance, which perfectly resembles an immense candelabra ready for illumination.”

“The candelabra-tree, with its silver-tinted foliage, is one of the beauties of this charming Brazilian garden.”

“The caterpillar of the silk moth Dirphia araucariae, which is thousands of times larger, eats the needles of the candelabra tree (Araucaria angustifolia), where it is perfectly camouflaged, as its spines and striped color pattern imitate its host plant's needles.”

“In the forests of South America grow the imbauba or so-called candelabra trees, species of the genus Cecropia, which well deserve their name, 'candelabra,' from the curious appearance given them by the outspringing bare branches, each bearing a tuft of leaves at the free end.”

“Her interest in botanicals was as strong as ever, but she added bromeliadssuch as Tillandsia and tropical (or neotropical) plants such as Bauhinia, Heliconia, Alpinia, the candelabra tree (Senna didymobotrya) and poinciana shrub, as well as orchids and passion flowers to the native species painted for Audubon.”

“The candelabra tree stands alone on the near bank of the Upper Ammonoosuc, which flows strongly through Groveton Village, rushing its way into maturity in the Connecticut River.”

“The Candelabra Tree is an old-growth redwood at Butano State Park.”

“The Islamic variation of the candelabra tree, as seen on the stucco object, is further abstracted in the decoration of the later Susa bowl.”

“In all but four cases the candelabra tree design appears on openings, and on several pages the trees are inhabited by birds.”

“As I noted earlier, the candelabra tree motif is one of the characteristic marginal decorations in Iberian Hebrew Bibles.”

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