candleberry

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In the East Indies the candleberry, which contains oily seeds, has been burned for light by the natives.

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  1. noun Any of certain bayberries, the wax myrtle, or the fruit of these plants.
  2. noun See candlenut.

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/ˈkændlbɛri/
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