1. Large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
   "Indigenous Hawaiians traditionally used Aleurites moluccana oil for lighting";
   - candlenut, varnish tree

Type of: angiospermous tree, flowering tree

Part of: Aleurites, genus Aleurites

Encyclopedia: Aleurites moluccana