noun
large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
• Syn: ↑candlenut, ↑varnish tree
• Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Aleurites, ↑genus Aleurites
• Part Meronyms: ↑candlenut
Useful english dictionary. 2012.