wax palm

Noun
  1. South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax (synset 112609541)
    is a type of: fan palm - palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves
    belongs to: copernicia, genus copernicia - slow-growing tropical fan palms
    same as: caranda, caranda palm, caranday, copernicia alba, copernicia australis
  2. Brazilian fan palm having an edible root;
    Source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax (synset 112609081)
    is a type of: fan palm - palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves
    belongs to: copernicia, genus copernicia - slow-growing tropical fan palms
    substance holonym: carnauba, carnauba wax - hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes
    same as: carnauba, carnauba palm, copernicia cerifera, copernicia prunifera
  3. Palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles (synset 112608248)
    is a type of: feather palm - palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves
    belongs to: ceroxylon, genus ceroxylon - wax palms
    same as: ceroxylon alpinum, ceroxylon andicola

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