Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: Aleurites moluccana
  1. Large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
    - candlenut, varnish tree

Type of: angiospermous tree, flowering tree

Part of: Aleurites, genus Aleurites

Encyclopedia: Aleurites moluccana