Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wax_palm

3 senses of wax palm

Sense 1
caranday, caranda, caranda palm, wax palm, Copernicia australis, Copernicia alba -- (South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax)
       => fan palm -- (palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves)

Sense 2
carnauba, carnauba palm, wax palm, Copernicia prunifera, Copernicia cerifera -- (Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax)
       => fan palm -- (palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves)

Sense 3
wax palm, Ceroxylon andicola, Ceroxylon alpinum -- (palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles)
       => feather palm -- (palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves)