NOUN | plant | Pedilanthus bracteatus, candelilla, Pedilanthus pavonis | wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica |
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Meaning | Wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica. | |
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Synonyms | candelilla, Pedilanthus pavonis | |
Broader | slipper spurge, slipper plant | Any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts |
Substances | candelilla wax | A hard brown wax that occurs as a coating / coating on candelilla / candelilla shrubs |
Spanish | candelilla, pedilanthus bracteatus, pedilanthus pavonis |
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