Wāx'-pälm, n.

noun

(-päm), n. (Bot.) A species of palm (Ceroxylon Andicola), a native of the Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion, consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax, which, when melted with a third of fat, makes excellent candles. Baird.

An engraved illustration of a tall wax palm with a slender trunk and a crown of arching fronds. — Wax-Palm (*Ceroxylon Andicola*).