CARNAUBA

carnauba, carnauba palm, wax palm, Copernicia prunifera, Copernicia cerifera

(noun) Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

carnauba (countable and uncountable, plural carnaubas)

A Brazilian palm tree having waxy, fan-shaped leaves and toothed leafstalks, Copernicia prunifera.

(uncountable) The hard wax obtained from the leaves of this plant and used especially in polishes.

Synonyms

• (wax): carnauba wax

Source: Wiktionary

Car*nau"ba, n. (Bot.)

Definition: The Brazilian wax palm. See Wax palm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition