| 1. | a tall, pinnate-leaved palm, Ceroxylon alpinum (or C. andicola), of the Andes, whose stem and leaves yield a resinous wax. |
| 2. | any of several other palms that are the source of wax, as the carnauba. |
| wax palm n. Any of several palm trees that yield wax, as Copernica prunifera, the source of carnauba wax, or Ceroxylon alpinum of South America. |