Candlewood pine

Description

Any of several resinous pine trees, such as Pinus teocote, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico. The wood from these trees were used as torches and candle substitutes.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Pinus teocote

Resources and Citations

• Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998