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n. - Wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States; Wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica.

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  • Part I I l: A survey of candelilla and candelilla wax.
  • Another distinctive plant is candelilla, or wax plant.
  • Wax - Waxes can be beeswax, candelilla wax, jasmine wax, orange wax and ozokerite wax.
  • For vegans, candelilla wax is the preferred alternative since it is derived from a plant.
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