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
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