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malleable, moldable, plastic, shapable (or shapeable)
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DowDuPont’s agricultural arm, now rebranded with a consumer-friendly name—deleted a gene in order to improve what’s known as waxy corn, which industry uses to make shiny paper and to thicken food. — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, "To feed its 1.4 billion, China bets big on genome editing of crops," 29 July 2019 Scale are insects that build up on the needles of the tree, giving them a waxy white appearance and and blocking them from doing their job. — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Westminster releases 100,000 insects ... on purpose," 18 July 2019 Actually a purple-blue with a naturally waxy coating that makes the skin appear a bit bluer, contrasting nicely with the pumpkin-orange flesh. — Kenneth Setzer, sun-sentinel.com, "What is the mysterious blue mango?," 25 June 2019 The white, cottony look is due to a waxy coating that conceals the insects and their egg masses. — Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, "Easter lily bulbs can be left in container or transplanted," 29 June 2019 The result is a cornucopia of white flowers and tropical fruit flavors, with waxy mouthfeel. — Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post, "Floral and lush, this $12 South African white wine blend blossoms in your glass," 14 June 2019 Imagine a garden filled with every variety of flower in the world — delicate orchids, towering sunflowers, the waxy blossoms of the saguaro cactus and the corpse flower’s putrid eruptions. — Quanta Magazine, "Proof Finds That All Change Is a Mix of Order and Randomness," 27 Mar. 2019 Against a bright yellow backdrop, Offset performs in a number of cyberpunk pieces made from waxy leather and PVC (his rave-ready, flared jeans in particular are a stand out). — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, "Offset and Cardi B Have Never Looked More in Sync Than They Do in the “Clout” Video," 17 Apr. 2019 The evergreen huckleberry is a broad-leaved shrub that features shiny, waxy leaves and striking pink and white flowers. — Colin Mccrate, The Seattle Times, "Our native evergreen huckleberry brings dynamic color and oodles of fruit to your edible shade garden," 20 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'waxy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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