HyperDic: ceroxylon_alpinum

English > 1 sense of the expression Ceroxylon alpinum:
NOUNplantCeroxylon alpinum, wax palm, Ceroxylon andicolapalm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles
English > Ceroxylon alpinum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningpalm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles.
Synonymswax palm, Ceroxylon andicola
Member ofCeroxylon, genus Ceroxylonwax palms
Broaderfeather palmpalm having pinnate or featherlike leaves

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