| 单词 | candle-bush |
| 释义 | > as lemmascandle-bush candle-bush n. a South African plant, Sarcocaulon patersoni, so called from the readiness with which it burns. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding fuel or manure > [noun] > plants yielding firewood lightwood1693 lignum rhodium1693 candle-wood1712 rosewood1756 grease-wood1845 grease-bush1860 torch-tree1862 amyrisc1865 torchwood1866 candle-bush1890 1890 A. Martin Home Life Ostrich Farm 60 The kerzbosch, or candle-bush, a stunted, thorny plant, if lighted at one end when in the green state, will burn steadily just like a wax candle. 1966 E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo xvi. 258 The men cut long forked sticks, spiked on the fork a Candlebush which burns like paraffin, and..moved quickly from clump to clump, burning off the noors spines. < as lemmas |
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