...The sago palm (illustration) is famous for its trunk from which starch is extracted, and the salacca is famous for its fruit. Carnauba wax, famous for its polishing wax, is extracted from the leaves of the South American carnauba palm Copernicia cerifera . Some, like the areca palm, contain alkaloids in their fruits, which are used as stimulants. *Some of the terminology that mentions "carnauba wax" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…サゴヤシ(イラスト)は幹からデンプンが採取され,サラッカは果実が果物になることで有名である。またつや出しワックスで有名なカルナウバ蠟(ろう)carnauba waxは南アメリカ産のカルナウバヤシCopernicia ceriferaの葉から採取される。アレカヤシ(ビンロウ)のように果実にアルカロイドを含有し,興奮性の嗜好料に使われるものもある。… ※「carnauba wax」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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