| 单词 | carnauba wax |
| 释义 | > as lemmascarnauba wax The Brazilian wax-palm, Copernicia cerifera; so carnauba wax, a wax exuded from the leaves of the carnauba and used in the manufacture of polishes, candles, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other vegetable materials > [noun] > waxy materials wax1799 carnauba wax1854 vitellus1900 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular tree or plant yielding useful gum or resin > [noun] > of South America or West Indies > other South American gum trees muskwood1696 weeping bower1696 wax-tree1843 resin plant1846 carnauba1854 1854 R. D. Thomson Cycl. Chem. 521/2 Wax, Carnauba... From the leaves of a palm in Brazil; soluble in hot alcohol and ether. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 225 Carnäuba, a Brazilian palm, Corypha cerifera, the leaves of which yield a wax, which is used for making candles. 1919 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 271/1 It is a question whether there is a more wonderful or more useful tree to man than the carnauba (or carnahuba) tree of Brazil. 1958 Listener 4 Dec. 967/1 The hard, most efficient polishing waxes (carnauba wax, for instance) had often to be mixed with less efficient, softer wax. < as lemmas |
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