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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Palm-tree wax from the common Andes wax-palm, Ceroxylon andicola, or from the Klop-stock palm, Klopstockia cerifera. It softens easily, but melts only at a temperature above 102–105° C. It is used for candles.

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