About The Word Carnauba
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Carnauba
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What's The Definition Of Carnauba?
[n] Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax
[n] hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes Synonyms | Synonyms for Carnauba: carnauba palm | Copernicia cerifera | Copernicia prunifera | wax palm Related Terms | Find terms related to Carnauba: See Also | carnauba | carnauba wax | Copernicia | fan palm | genus Copernicia | wax Carnauba In Webster's Dictionary \Car*nau"ba\, n. (Bot.)
The Brazilian wax palm. See {Wax palm}.
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