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Noun: carnauba  kaa(r)'no-bu or kaa(r)'naw-bu
  1. Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fibre and a brittle yellowish wax
    "Carnauba wax is used in car polish"; "carnauba palm wax is used in car polish";
    - carnauba palm, wax palm, Copernicia prunifera, Copernicia cerifera
     
  2. Hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes
    "The high-shine finish was achieved using carnauba wax";
    - carnauba wax

Derived forms: carnaubas

Type of: fan palm, wax

Part of: Copernicia, genus Copernicia

Encyclopedia: Carnauba