wax palm

noun

Any plant of genus Ceroxylon

Similar
carandaycarandacaranda palmCopernicia australisCopernicia albacarnaubacarnauba palmCopernicia prunifera
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Meanings

nounwax palm (plural wax palms)

plural wax palms

  1. Any plant of genus Ceroxylon
    1. especially, Ceroxylon quindiuense
  2. Copernicia alba (caranday palm)
  3. Copernicia prunifera (carnauba wax palm)
  4. Cyrtostachys renda (red candle-wax palm)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSouth American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax

Similar
carandaycarandacaranda palmCopernicia australisCopernicia alba
Broader
fan palm

nounBrazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax

Similar
carnaubacarnauba palmCopernicia pruniferaCopernicia cerifera
Broader
fan palm

nounpalm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles

Similar
Ceroxylon andicolaCeroxylon alpinum
Broader
feather palm
Also see
carandaycarnaubawaxpalm

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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