carnauba wax
— Noun
– English
~ hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes
bayberry wax
— Noun
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~ a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles
candelilla wax
— Noun
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~ a hard brown wax that occurs as a coating on candelilla shrubs
ader wax
— Noun
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~ a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles
waxberry
— Noun
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~ deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries
waxberry
— Noun
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~ deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries
waxed
— Adjective
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~ treated with wax; "waxed floors"; "waxed mustache"
waxen
— Adjective
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~ having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness"
waxen
— Adjective
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~ made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy"
waxflower
— Noun
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~ twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions
waxflower
— Noun
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~ epiphytic clusia of British Guiana
waxflower
— Noun
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~ small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age
waxiness
— Noun
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~ the quality of being made of wax or covered with wax
waxing
— Noun
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~ a gradual increase in magnitude or extent; "the waxing of the moon"
waxing
— Noun
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~ the application of wax to a surface
waxing
— Adjective
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~ (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases; "the waxing moon passes from new to full"
waxlike
— Adjective
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~ having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness"
waxmallow
— Noun
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~ any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers
waxwing
— Noun
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~ brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
cedar waxwing
— Noun
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~ widely distributed over temperate North America