wax tree

noun

: a tree yielding wax: as

a. : japanese wax tree

b. : an arborescent evergreen privet (Ligustrum lucidum) of eastern Asia that is wholly glabrous, has dark green lustrous leaves and terminal panicles of white flowers, and is sometimes used in mild regions as a street tree

c. : a Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis) that is commonly encrusted with white wax by a wax insect (Ericerus pe-la) and is a major source of Chinese wax

d. : wax myrtle

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wax tree noun

A tree from which wax is obtained, eg a Japanese sumac (Rhus succedanea), the wax myrtle, a privet (Ligustrum lucidum), etc

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Main Entry: ↑wax

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wax tree,

any one of various trees yielding wax, such as a sumac of Japan, or the wax myrtle.

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(also Japanese wax tree) n. an eastern Asian tree with white berries that produce a wax that is used as a substitute for beeswax. ● Rhus succedanea, family Anacardiaceae