Wax palm Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax
Copernicia australis; caranda palm; Copernicia alba; caranda; caranday.
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noun Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax
carnauba; Copernicia prunifera; Copernicia cerifera; carnauba palm.
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noun palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles
Ceroxylon alpinum; Ceroxylon andicola.
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(Bot.) (a) A species of palm (Ceroxylon Andicola ) native of the Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion, consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax, which, when melted with a third of fat, makes excellent candles.(b) A Brazilian tree (Copernicia cerifera ) the young leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy secretion.
