WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
veg′etable wax′, 
  1. a wax, or a substance resembling wax, obtained from various plants, as the wax palm.
  • 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
vegetable wax n
  1. 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
'vegetable wax' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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