wax palm

Any of several palm trees that yield wax, as Copernica prunifera, the source of carnauba wax, or Ceroxylon alpinum of South America.

wax palm

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a tall Andean palm tree, Ceroxylon andicola, having pinnate leaves that yield a resinous wax used in making candles

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for carnauba [1]

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Noun	1.	wax palm - South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax caranda, caranda palm, caranday, Copernicia alba, Copernicia australis fan palm - palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves Copernicia, genus Copernicia - slow-growing tropical fan palms
	2.	wax palm - Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax carnauba palm, Copernicia cerifera, Copernicia prunifera, carnauba fan palm - palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves Copernicia, genus Copernicia - slow-growing tropical fan palms carnauba, carnauba wax - hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes
	3.	wax palm - palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles Ceroxylon alpinum, Ceroxylon andicola feather palm - palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves Ceroxylon, genus Ceroxylon - wax palms

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caranda
caranda palm
caranday
carnauba
carnauba palm
carnauba wax
Ceroxylon
Ceroxylon alpinum
Ceroxylon andicola
Copernicia
Copernicia alba
Copernicia australis
Copernicia cerifera
Copernicia prunifera
family Arecaceae
family Palmaceae
family Palmae
fan palm
feather palm