Etymology

candelilla

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Today it means: A type of flowering succulent plant, native to Texas and northern Mexico, of species Euphorbia antisyphilitica. Full definition →

Spanish candelilla
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromcandelilla
  2. English todaycandelilla

From Spanish candelilla.

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