Wax tree Meaning, Definition & Usage
Definitions
(Bot.) (a) A tree or shrub (Ligustrum lucidum ) of China, on which certain insects make a thick deposit of a substance resembling white wax.(b) A kind of sumac (Rhus succedanea ) of Japan, the berries of which yield a sort of wax.(c) A rubiaceous tree (Elæagia utilis ) of New Grenada, called by the inhabitants "arbol del cera."