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The first known use of candelabra in English was in 1776, [6] and candelabrum in 1811. [7] The word is originally Latin, where candēlābrum (candela, candle, -b(a) rum, holder) means a "candlestick”, ultimately deriving from candēla, meaning "candle". Candēlābrum is the singular form and candēlābra is the plural. [6]
E. candelabrum latex is an effective abortifacient, and a concoction containing pith from the branches may be given to women after childbirth to assist in the expulsion of the placenta. [16] Its roots can be boiled, and drinking this fluid is said to help with stomach aches, constipation, and infertility.
The menorah (/ m ə ˈ n ɔː r ə /; Hebrew: מְנוֹרָה mənōrā, pronounced) is a seven-branched candelabrum that is described in the Hebrew Bible and in later ancient sources as having been used in the Tabernacle and in the Temple in Jerusalem.
The Seven-Branched Candelabrum is a large candlestand from the Essen Cathedral Treasury. Today, it stands on the ground floor of the Westwork of Essen Cathedral . The lampstand, which dates to around the year 1000, is a significant bronze artwork of the early Middle Ages and the oldest preserved seven-armed church candelabrum.
Euphorbia lactea is a species of spurge native to arid and subtropical regions of South Asia, mainly the Indian Subcontinent. [3] Common names include mottled spurge, [4] frilled fan, elkhorn, [5] candelabra spurge, [4] candelabrum tree, candelabra cactus, candelabra plant, dragon bones, [4] false cactus, [4] hatrack cactus, [4] milkstripe euphorbia, mottled candlestick.
Candelabrum austrogeorgiae (Jäderholm, 1904) Candelabrum austro-georgiae Jäderholm, 1905; Candelabrum capensis (Manton, 1940) Candelabrum cocksii (Cocks, 1854) Candelabrum fritchmanii Hewitt & Goddard, 2001; Candelabrum giganteum (Bonnevie, 1898) Candelabrum harrisoni (Briggs, 1928) Candelabrum meridianum (Briggs, 1939) Candelabrum minutum ...
This tall succulent tree with green round-like branches resembling a balloon is 6–8 meters tall. Its trunk is thick. Candelabrum stems have 5 ridges each and are 3.5–7.5 centimeters thick. Segmented sprouts are dark-green. Young sprouts have paired spines 0.5–2 millimeters long, often reflected.
The branches are covered with spines around 1 cm long. Thorns dark brown, 1 cm long, in the form of horns or inverted triangles. Its short trunk, which is 10-15 cm thick, resembles a cactus, and its inversely conical crown makes it look like a candelabrum, hence one of its common names. [4] [2]