| NOUN | plant | Euphorbia antisyphilitica, candelilla | wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States |
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| Meaning | Wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States. | |
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| Synonym | candelilla | |
| Member of | Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia | type genus of the Euphorbiaceae |
| Broader | spurge | Any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia |
| Substances | candelilla wax | A hard brown wax that occurs as a coating / coating on candelilla / candelilla shrubs |
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