candelilla

Definitions

A type of flowering succulent plant, native to Texas and northern Mexico, of species Euphorbia antisyphilitica.

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Examples

“The ranch-owners were much surprised when they were informed that the candelilla plant⟳, known to science as Euphorbia cerifera, instead of being useless, was of considerable value, because experiments had proved that it contained crude wax, for which there is much demand⟳.”

“Have⟳ you ever chewed candelilla gum? Or traveled on a guayule tire⟳? No, candelilla and guayule are not brand names for new products. They are plants that grow⟳ in the Chihuahuan Desert.”

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