Definition of Cirio

1. Noun. Candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers.

Exact synonyms: Boojum Tree, Fouquieria Columnaris, Idria Columnaris
Generic synonyms: Candlewood
Group relationships: Fouquieria, Genus Fouquieria

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cirio

circus
circus acrobat
circus movement
circus rhythm
circus ring
circus tent
circuses
circusiana
circusless
circuslike
circussy
circusy
cire
cire perdue
cires
cirio (current term)
cirl
cirl bunting
cirls
cirque
cirques
cirrate
cirrhi
cirrhiferous
cirrhogenous
cirrhonosus
cirrhose
cirrhosed
cirrhoses
cirrhosis

Literary usage of Cirio

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1895)
"The cirio, as the Spanish call the candlewood, seldom branches unless the top ... Almost exactly coextensive with the cirio, and dividing with it the honor ..."

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