| 1. wax palm [ Synonyms: caranda, caranda palm, caranday, copernicia alba, copernicia australis] | |
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South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax
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| 2. wax palm [ Synonyms: carnauba, carnauba palm, copernicia cerifera, copernicia prunifera] | |
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Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax
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| 3. wax palm [ Synonyms: ceroxylon alpinum, ceroxylon andicola] | |
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Palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles
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