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Definition: Aleurites moluccana

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles.[Wordnet].

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Definition: Aleurites moluccana

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. Large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles.[Wordnet].

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Common Expressions: Aleurites moluccana

ExpressionsDefinition
Aleurites moluccanaLarge tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Specialty Expressions: Aleurites moluccana

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Aleurites moluccanaBotanical1: The nuts, stimulant and sudorific, are edible after roasting; strung as candlenuts. (references)
  2: "Candlenut tree" "Kokui'" (references)

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