candelabra tree

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   Several species of Euphorbia, including Euphorbia ingens, Euphorbia candelabrum, Euphorbia ammak, Euphorbia cooperi, Euphorbia lacti, and Euphorbia antiquorum.

   • Possibly the most extraoridanary savanna trees are the baobab (Adansonia digitata) and the candelabra tree (Euphorbia candelabrum). — 2009
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   A Brazilian tree, Araucaria angustifolia.

   • The Candelabra-tree is chiefly interesting for its appearance, which perfectly resembles an immense candelabra ready for illumination. — 1907
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   A South American tree, Cecropia pachystachya.
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   An African native, Senna didymobotrya, whose yellow flowers look like lit candles.
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   Any of various individual trees that resemble a candelabrum.

   • The candelabra tree stands alone on the near bank of the Upper Ammonoosuc, which flows strongly through Groveton Village, rushing its way into maturity in the Connecticut River. — 2021
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   A decorative motif of a stylized tree with symmetric branches having the appearance of a candelabrum.

   • The Islamic variation of the candelabra tree, as seen on the stucco object, is further abstracted in the decoration of the later Susa bowl. — 1968