HyperDic: ceroxylon_andicola

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

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