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wax [wæks]1 noun∎ to be in a wax être en rogne ou en colère□(candle, figure) de ou en cire∎ to wax one's legs s'épiler les jambes (à la cire)∎ he waxed poetic/sentimental il se fit poète/sentimental;∎ humorous she waxed eloquent or lyrical on the subject of country life elle s'est montrée éloquente sur le thème de la vie à la campagne►► American wax beans haricots mpl beurre;wax crayons crayons mpl gras;wax jacket veste f en toile huilée;wax museum musée m de cire;Botany wax myrtle symphorine f;Botany wax palm (Copernica Cerifera) palmier m à cire; (Ceroxylon Andicola) céroxyle m, ceroxylon m;wax paper papier m paraffiné ou sulfurisé;Botany wax plant hoya f;
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smooth sumac — noun common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries • Syn: ↑scarlet sumac, ↑vinegar tree, ↑Rhus glabra • Hypernyms: ↑sumac, ↑sumach, ↑shumac * * * … Useful english dictionary
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mountain sumac — noun common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries • Syn: ↑dwarf sumac, ↑black sumac, ↑shining sumac, ↑Rhus copallina • Hypernyms: ↑sumac, ↑sumach, ↑shumac … Useful english dictionary
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poison sumac — poison su·mac s(h)ü .mak n an American swamp shrub of the genus Rhus (R. vernix syn. Toxicodendron vernix) that has smooth pinnate leaves, greenish flowers, and greenish white berries and produces an irritating oil called also poison dogwood * *… … Medical dictionary
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