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
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