wax palm

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun Any of several palm trees that yield wax, as Copernicia prunifera of Brazil, the source of carnauba wax, or Ceroxylon quindiuense of the Andes Mountains.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun See Ceroxylon and Copenicia.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles
• noun Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax
• noun South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax