Home › Words › A › abillaabilla/əˈbi.jə/abilla means an oily seed, from the South American plant Fevillea trilobata, used to make candles.abilla is pronounced /əˈbi.jə/.EtymologyFrom American Spanish [Term?].nounAn oily seed, from the South American plant Fevillea trilobata, used to make candles.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.aburagiri 59% match — A large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that produces candlenuts. vs abilla →ramtil 58% match — A tropical African asteraceous shrub (Guizotia abyssinica) cultivated for its seeds, which yield a valuable oil used for food and as an illuminant. vs abilla →cebil 57% match — A South American tree (Anadenanthera colubrina), the bark of which contains tannin and is used in tanning hides. vs abilla →abiu 57% match — A South American tropical fruit tree, Pouteria caimito. vs abilla →abilo 55% match — Bogo; a Philippine fruit tree, Garuga floribunda, from the family Burseraceae. vs abilla →babassu 55% match — A tall Brazilian feather palm, Attalea speciosa, having hard-shelled nuts that yield an edible oil. vs abilla →niger 55% match — An Ethiopian herb, Guizotia abyssinica, grown for its seed and edible oil. vs abilla →umburana 55% match — A species of leguminous tree, Amburana cearensis, native to South America and often used for timber. vs abilla →