Candelilla

Synonyms for "candelilla" (13 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
botanicalcandelilla plantcandelilla shrub

Strong matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
cosmetic waxeuphorbia antisyphiliticagloss enhancingnatural

Related words (6)

Noun(6 words)
pedilanthus bracteatuspedilanthus pavonisplant waxvegetable waxwax basedwaxy

Related word relations

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More general

11 entries
coating descriptordescriptormaterial descriptorplantpropertyshrubslipper plantslipper spurgespurgesubstancewax

More specific

7 entries
Euphorbia antisyphiliticaEuphorbia ceriferacandelilla resincandelilla waxgloss finishwaterproof filmwax coating

Collocations

10 entries
candelilla based formulationcandelilla extractcandelilla leaf resincandelilla plantcandelilla resincandelilla shrubcandelilla waxcandelilla wax contentcandelilla wax extractioncandelilla wax production

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

1 entries
candelilla wax

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The ranch-owners were much surprised when they were informed that the candelilla plant, known to science as Euphorbia cerifera, instead of being useless, was of considerable value, because experiments had proved that it contained crude wax, for which there is much demand.

Source: wiktionary

Have you ever chewed candelilla gum? Or traveled on a guayule tire? No, candelilla and guayule are not brand names for new products. They are plants that grow in the Chihuahuan Desert.

Source: wiktionary

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