| Noun | 1. | wax palm - South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba waxfan palm - palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves | |
| 2. | wax palm - Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish waxfan palm - palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves carnauba, carnauba wax - hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes | |
| 3. | wax palm - palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles | |