wax palm

wax palm

n. Any of several palm trees that yield wax, as Copernicia prunifera of Brazil, the source of carnauba wax, or Ceroxylon quindiuense of the Andes Mountains.

wax palm

n 1. (Plants) a tall Andean palm tree, Ceroxylon andicola, having pinnate leaves that yield a resinous wax used in making candles 2. (Plants) another name for carnauba¹

wax′ palm`

n. 1. a tall, pinnate-leaved palm, Ceroxylon alpinum (or C. andicola), of the Andes, whose stem and leaves yield a resinous wax. 2. any of several other palms that are the source of wax, as the carnauba. [1820–30]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wax palm - South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba waxcaranda, caranda palm, caranday, Copernicia alba, Copernicia australisfan palm - palm having palmate or fan-shaped leavesCopernicia, genus Copernicia - slow-growing tropical fan palms
	2.	wax palm - Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish waxcarnauba palm, Copernicia cerifera, Copernicia prunifera, carnaubafan palm - palm having palmate or fan-shaped leavesCopernicia, genus Copernicia - slow-growing tropical fan palmscarnauba, carnauba wax - hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes
	3.	wax palm - palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candlesCeroxylon alpinum, Ceroxylon andicolafeather palm - palm having pinnate or featherlike leavesCeroxylon, genus Ceroxylon - wax palms