vegetable wax
noun
a wax, or a substance resembling wax, obtained from various plants, as the wax palm.
Origin of vegetable wax
First recorded in 1805–15
Words nearby vegetable wax
vegetable sheep,
vegetable silk,
vegetable sponge,
vegetable tallow,
vegetable tanning,
vegetable wax,
vegetable wool,
vegetably,
vegetal,
vegetal pole,
vegetarian
British Dictionary definitions for vegetable wax
vegetable wax
noun
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