| 单词 | vegetable wax | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasvegetable wax   vegetable wax  n. wax or a waxy substance obtained from plants. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > waxy materials > 			[noun]		 > derived from plants vegetable wax1721 wax1799 tree-wax1857 plant wax1924 1721    R. Bradley in  tr.  G. A. Agricola Philos. Treat. Husbandry Pref.  				Leaves, which he prepares..with Vegetable Wax, or Mummy. 1843    Penny Cycl. XXVI. 180/1  				Myrica quercifolia, a native of the Cape of Good Hope, is another species which yields a vegetable wax. 1921    F. R. Eldridge Trading with Asia v. 78  				Vegetable wax is a product of the tallow, or rhus, tree. 2006    M. Pollan Omnivore's Dilemma i. 19  				You'll nevertheless find plenty of corn: in the vegetable wax that gives the cucumbers their sheen. < as lemmas  | 
	
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