0 slightly shiny; looking like wax --
1 having the appearance of or feeling like wax: --
He had a waxy complexion and looked ill.
Many plant species, such as cacti, have adaptations such as reduced leaf area and waxy cuticles to enhance their ability to tolerate drought.
The leaves are 3-8 cm long rounded ovals, green with a waxy glaucous sheen.
The plant has a milky-blue color with a waxy cuticle, pale purple leaves, and alternating leaf pattern with one central stock.
Adaptations include acquiring semi-spherical forms, acquiring a downy or waxy cover, reducing the exposed leaf area, and having a high flower production.
Those include the watermark, the windowed thread, the pastel colours and the crisp rather than shiny or waxy paper.
Patients in this dissociative state are able to undergo minor surgical procedures, and exhibit the motor rigidity and "waxy flexibility" that is often characteristic of catatonia.
This species usually develops with characteristically tall puparia which are protected laterally by a waxy palisade, and is most commonly encountered on fig trees, occasionally in enormous numbers.
These loci have been termed waxy.
