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The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Ocuba-wax

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Edition of 1920. See also Virola sebifera on Wikipedia, and the disclaimer.

788405The Encyclopedia Americana — Ocuba-wax

OCUBA-WAX, a vegetable wax obtained from the fruit of a nutmeg (Myristica ocuba), growing abundantly in the marshy grounds on the shores of the Amazon and its tributaries. It is easily bleached, and is used extensively in Brazil for the manufacture of candles.