Cirio

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  cirio \cirio\ n.
     the candlewood of Mexico and couthwestern California ({Idria
     columnaris} or {Fouquieria columnaris}), having tall columnar
     stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers; --
     called also the {boojum tree}.
  


     Syn: boojum tree, {Fouquieria columnaris}, {Idria
          columnaris}.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cirio
       n : candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall
           columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow
           flowers [syn: {boojum tree}, {Fouquieria columnaris}, {Idria
           columnaris}]