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candelabra
noun
can·de·la·bra
ˌkan-də-ˈlä-brə 
sometimes -ˈla-
: a branched candlestick or lamp with several lights
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Culver's root produces a nonstop display of white, candelabra-like flower heads throughout the summer.
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Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
At one point, there were performers dressed as candelabras, moving candelabra floor lamps, while attached to a large dangling candelabra chandelier.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 22 Feb. 2026
Light a candelabra, put on some face paint, hire that creepy choir—or at least rent a keyboard to sound like one.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
There’s a stand of candelabra aloes sporting brilliant orange stalks of flowers in the front.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
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Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
At one point, there were performers dressed as candelabras, moving candelabra floor lamps, while attached to a large dangling candelabra chandelier.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 22 Feb. 2026
Light a candelabra, put on some face paint, hire that creepy choir—or at least rent a keyboard to sound like one.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
There’s a stand of candelabra aloes sporting brilliant orange stalks of flowers in the front.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
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candelabra
noun
can·de·la·bra
ˌkan-də-ˈläb-rə
also -ˈlab-
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