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- noun botany A large
Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that producescandlenuts .
Etymologies
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From Japanese abura-kiri, from abura ("oil") + kiri ("paulownia").
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Y country: of the kind or style prevalent in X. "abukumalite ansu bon-seki aburachan seed arakawaite bonze aburagiri arigato, interj. bu adsuki bean Arita ware Bugaku adzuki bean Aucuba aikido awabi Bunraku aikuchi ayu buraku Aino bai-u, adj. burakumin Ainu baka bomb bushido akamatsu bancha (tea) Butsu akamushi mite bandaite butsudan akebi banzai bu Akebia banzai, adj. chadai akeki Banzai, interj. chanoyu akenobeite banzai attack chashitshu Akita baren Chiba, adj.
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