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WAX PALM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles
Synonyms:
Ceroxylon alpinum; Ceroxylon andicola; wax palm
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("wax palm" is a kind of...):
feather palm (palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves)
Holonyms ("wax palm" is a member of...):
Ceroxylon; genus Ceroxylon (wax palms)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax
Synonyms:
carnauba; carnauba palm; Copernicia cerifera; Copernicia prunifera; wax palm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("wax palm" is a kind of...):
fan palm (palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves)
Meronyms (substance of "wax palm"):
carnauba; carnauba wax (hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes)
Holonyms ("wax palm" is a member of...):
Copernicia; genus Copernicia (slow-growing tropical fan palms)
Sense 3
Meaning:
South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax
Synonyms:
caranda; caranda palm; caranday; Copernicia alba; Copernicia australis; wax palm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("wax palm" is a kind of...):
fan palm (palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves)
Holonyms ("wax palm" is a member of...):
Copernicia; genus Copernicia (slow-growing tropical fan palms)
