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vegetable wax

veg·e·ta·ble wax


noun 
Definition:
 
wax from plants: a waxy material that forms part of the thin film covering the surfaces of most plants and helps reduce their loss of water through evaporation. It is obtained commercially from some palms such as the carnauba.

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