carnauba

car·nau·ba  (kär-nôb, -nou-, -n-)

n.

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

2. A hard wax obtained from the leaves of this plant and used especially in polishes and floor waxes. Also called carnauba wax.

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[Portuguese, from Tupi carnaúba.]

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carnauba [kɑːˈnaʊbə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called wax palm a Brazilian fan palm, Copernicia cerifera

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) Also called carnauba wax the wax obtained from the young leaves of this tree, used esp as a polish

[from Brazilian Portuguese, probably of Tupi origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	carnauba - hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes carnauba wax carnauba palm, Copernicia cerifera, Copernicia prunifera, wax palm, carnauba - Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax wax - any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
	2.	carnauba - Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax carnauba palm, Copernicia cerifera, Copernicia prunifera, wax palm fan palm - palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves Copernicia, genus Copernicia - slow-growing tropical fan palms carnauba, carnauba wax - hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes