Search Result:wax palm
Overview of noun wax_palm
The noun wax palm has 3 senses
- caranday, caranda, caranda palm, wax palm, Copernicia australis, Copernicia alba -- (South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax)
- carnauba, carnauba palm, wax palm, Copernicia prunifera, Copernicia cerifera -- (Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax)
- wax palm, Ceroxylon andicola, Ceroxylon alpinum -- (palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles)