carnauba

Noun

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

• hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  carnauba palm , wax palm , Copernicia prunifera , Copernicia cerifera , carnauba wax