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单词 wax palm
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wax palm


noun

a tall, pinnate-leaved palm, Ceroxylon alpinum (or C. andicola), of the Andes, whose stem and leaves yield a resinous wax.
any of several other palms that are the source of wax, as the carnauba.

Origin of wax palm

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby wax palm

waxleaf privet, wax light, wax moth, wax museum, wax myrtle, wax palm, wax paper, wax plant, wax tablet, wax tree, waxwing
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Example sentences from the Web for wax palm

  • Wax-palm trees, breadfruit trees, and rubber trees are found in these forests.

    Big People and Little People of Other Lands|Edward R. Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for wax palm

wax palm

noun

a tall Andean palm tree, Ceroxylon andicola, having pinnate leaves that yield a resinous wax used in making candles
another name for carnauba (def. 1)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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