| 单词 | berry wax |
| 释义 | > as lemmasberry wax berry wax n. wax obtained from the wax-berry (Myrica spp.), used for making candles and polishing floors (cf. bayberry-wax in quot. 1769 at bayberry n. 2). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > waxy materials > [noun] > derived from plants > specific myrtle wax1700 piney tallow1843 Japanese wax1859 Japan wax1859 myrica wax1862 myrtle-berry wax1888 berry wax1897 candelilla wax1909 1897 H. Edmonds & R. Marloth Elem. Bot. S. Afr. xvii. 169 The genus Myrica, of which M. cordifolia and others supply the berry-wax. 1913 R. Marloth Flora S. Afr. I. 133 The layer of wax on the berries of some species [of Myrica] is so considerable that it is technically exploited. The farmers boil the berries with water, strain the hot mixture and allow the melted wax to solidify. The berry wax (myrica wax) is of a pale greenish colour and considerably harder than beeswax. < as lemmas |
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