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Vegetable tallow - 3 dictionary results

vegetable tallow

–noun
1. any of several tallowlike substances of vegetable origin, used in making candles, soap, etc., and as lubricants.
2. tallow tree.

Origin:
1840–50
Chinese tallow tree  
n.  An ornamental tree (Sapium sebiferum), native to China and Japan and naturalized in the southern United States and having a thick waxy seed coat that is used in making candles and soap. Also called vegetable tallow.
vegetable tallow  
n.  
  1. Any of various waxy fats obtained from certain plants, such as the bayberry, and used in making soap and candles.
  2. See Chinese tallow tree.
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