| 单词 | myrtle wax |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmyrtle wax myrtle wax n. a waxy substance produced by the bayberry (wax myrtle), Myrica cerifera. 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 1700 in Cal. Virginia State Papers (1875) I. 68 26 pounds of Mirtle-wax, 01.06.00. 1764 Ann. Reg. 1763 54 Candles, myrtle wax, 14 boxes. 1880 G. W. Cable Grandissimes 414 He removed the lid and saw within..the image, in myrtle-wax. 1934 C. C. Steele Introd. Plant Biochem. v. 37 Japan ‘wax’ and myrtle ‘wax’ are both mixtures of glycerides and therefore fats. 1997 Nat. Hist. (Nexis) May 32 Settlers lacked good-quality wax with which to make candles to light their dark days and darker nights and had to make do with myrtle wax. < as lemmas |
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