单词 | candlenut |
释义 | candlenut (once / 393978 pages) n WORD FAMILY candlenut: candlenuts USAGE EXAMPLESThe air is sweet with fresh lemongrass and galangal, with garlic cloves and candlenuts browning slowly in coconut oil. New York Times(Jul 05, 2016) To my vision the high black seats were filled with shadowy figures, the light of candlenut torches fell on tattooed faces and gleaming eyes. O'Brien, Frederick, White Shadows in the South Seas(2010) By this time, the chicken is tender, and the candlenuts have done their work of thickening the sauce in the opor ayam. New York Times(Jul 05, 2016) 1n large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles Syn|Hyper Aleurites moluccana, varnish tree angiospermous tree, flowering tree any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary 2n seed of candlenut tree; source of soil used in varnishes Hyper oil-rich seed, oilseed any of several seeds that yield oil |
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