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A triloba
2. (Bot.) A tree of the genus Asimina (A. triloba), growing in the western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself. --Gray.
Aleurites triloba
Candle Can"dle, n. [OE. candel, candel, AS, candel, fr. L. candela a (white) light made of wax or tallow, fr. cand["e]re to be white. See Candid, and cf. Chandler, Cannel, Kindle.] 1. A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light. How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. --Shak. Note: Candles are usually made by repeatedly dipping the wicks in the melted tallow, etc. (``dipped candles'), or by casting or running in a mold. 2. That which gives light; a luminary. By these blessed candles of the night. --Shak. Candle nut, the fruit of a euphorbiaceous shrub (Aleurites triloba), a native of some of the Pacific islands; -- socalled because, when dry, it will burn with a bright flame, and is used by the natives as a candle. The oil has many uses. Candle power (Photom.), illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard candle. Electric candle, A modification of the electric arc lamp, in which the carbon rods, instead of being placed end to end, are arranged side by side, and at a distance suitable for the formation of the arc at the tip; -- called also, from the name of the inventor, Jablockoff candle. Excommunication by inch of candle, a form of excommunication in which the offender is allowed time to repent only while a candle burns. Not worth the candle, not worth the cost or trouble. Rush candle, a candle made of the pith of certain rushes, peeled except on one side, and dipped in grease. Sale by inch of candle, an auction in which persons are allowed to bid only till a small piece of candle burns out. Standard candle (Photom.), a special form of candle employed as a standard in photometric measurements; usually, a candle of spermaceti so constructed as to burn at the rate of 120 grains, or 7.8 grams, per hour. To curse by bell, book and candle. See under Bell.
Trilobate
Trilobate Tri*lo"bate, a. [Pref. tri- + lobate.] Having three lobes.
Trilobation
Trilobation Tri`lo*ba"tion, n. The state of being trilobate.

Meaning of Triloba from wikipedia

- Asimina triloba, the American papaw, pawpaw, paw paw, or paw-paw, among many regional names, is a small deciduous tree native to the eastern United States...
- Prunus triloba, sometimes called flowering plum or flowering almond, a name shared with Prunus jacquemontii, is a shrubby cherry, sometimes becoming a...
- Species: Triloba sandrii (Küster, 1844) Triloba talevi Dedov & Neubert, 2002 Triloba thaumasia (Sturany, 1907) "Triloba Vest, 1867". www.gbif.org. Retrieved...
- Rudbeckia triloba, the browne**** or brown-e**** susan, thin-leaved coneflower or three-leaved coneflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family...
- Ipomoea triloba is a species of Ipomoea morning glory known by several common names, including littlebell and Aiea morning glory. It is native to the...
- to as pawpaw. The genus includes the widespread common pawpaw Asimina triloba, which bears the largest edible fruit indigenous to the United States....
- molle (Raf.) Fernald S****afras officinalis T. Nees & C.H. Eberm. S****afras triloba Raf. S****afras triloba var. mollis Raf. S****afras variifolium ****ze...
- triloba may refer to: Ipomoea triloba, the littlebell or Aiea morning glory, a flowering plant species native to the tropical Americas Isias triloba,...
- Nemophila aphylla, the smallflower baby blue eyes, is an annual flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is endemic to the southeastern United States...
- Oenothera triloba, with common names stemless evening primrose and sessile evening primrose is a flowering plant in the primrose family. It is native...