|
  • Search Results
  • Advanced Search
  • List Builder
  • Random Word

carnauba

DEFINITIONS OF: carnauba

1

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

Synonyms:
Copernicia cerifera, Copernicia prunifera, carnauba palm, wax palm
Type of:
fan palm
palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves

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

Synonyms:
carnauba wax
Type of:
wax
any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
Launch
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES