vegetable wax

noun

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

vegetable wax

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vegetable wax¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

Lacquer, vegetable wax and tobacco are also important staples of production.

From Project Gutenberg

Wax candles have been made from the seeds of Myrica macrocarpa in Colombia, and also from vegetable wax in Java.

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The price has fallen so much that the preparation of vegetable wax is now said scarcely to yield a profit.

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