vegetable wax

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noun

a wax, or a substance resembling wax, obtained from various plants, as the wax palm.

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Origin of vegetable wax

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby vegetable wax

vegetable sheep, vegetable silk, vegetable sponge, vegetable tallow, vegetable tanning, vegetable wax, vegetable wool, vegetably, vegetal, vegetal pole, vegetarian

How to use vegetable wax in a sentence

Lacquer, vegetable wax and tobacco are also important staples of production.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2|Various
Wax candles have been made from the seeds of Myrica macrocarpa in Colombia, and also from vegetable wax in Java.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds
The price has fallen so much that the preparation of vegetable wax is now said scarcely to yield a profit.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II|A.E. Nordenskieold

British Dictionary definitions for vegetable wax

vegetable wax

noun

any of various waxes that occur on parts of certain plants, esp the trunks of certain palms, and prevent loss of water from the plant

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