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ALEURITES (Gr. a))evpirlr, pertaining to iiXevpov, ground See also:meal, from aXeiv, to grind) , a genus of trees belonging to the natural See also:order See also:Euphorbiaceae. Aleurites moluccana, or triloba, is widely cultivated throughout the tropical and sub-tropical parts of the See also:world for its See also:fruit, which is about the See also:size of a See also:walnut, and contains several seeds which are See also:rich in oil. The oil is extracted and used for See also:food and See also:light; it is known in See also:India as kekuna, and the See also:tree as the " See also:candle=See also:nut." In the See also:Sandwich Islands the nuts are strung upon strips of See also:wood and used as torches. The oil is exported to See also:Europe for candle-making. A. cordata flourishes in See also:China, where it is known as the See also:varnish-tree, on See also:account of the See also:lac contained in its seeds.

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