wax palm

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [waks pahm]
- /wæks pɑm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [waks pahm]
- /wæks pɑm/

Definitions of wax palm words

noun wax palm a tall, pinnate-leaved palm, Ceroxylon alpinum (or C. andicola), of the Andes, whose stem and leaves yield a resinous wax. 1
noun wax palm any of several other palms that are the source of wax, as the carnauba. 1
noun wax palm a tall Andean palm tree, Ceroxylon andicola, having pinnate leaves that yield a resinous wax used in making candles 0
noun wax palm carnauba 0
noun wax palm a palm tree (Ceroxylon andicola) of the Andes, whose trunk yields a wax used in making candles, polishes, etc. 0

See all 5 definitions of wax palm

Information block about the term

Origin of wax palm

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

First recorded in 1820-30

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Wax palm

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wax palm

wax palm popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wax palm usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer