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English noun: wax palm | |||
| 1. | wax palm (plant) South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax | ||
| Synonyms | caranda, caranda palm, caranday, Copernicia alba, Copernicia australis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fan palm | ||
| Member meronym | Copernicia, genus Copernicia | ||
| 2. | wax palm (plant) Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax | ||
| Synonyms | carnauba, carnauba palm, Copernicia cerifera, Copernicia prunifera | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fan palm | ||
| Member meronym | Copernicia, genus Copernicia | ||
| Substance holonym | carnauba, carnauba wax | ||
| 3. | wax palm (plant) palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles | ||
| Synonyms | Ceroxylon alpinum, Ceroxylon andicola | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feather palm | ||
| Member meronym | Ceroxylon, genus Ceroxylon | ||
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