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Source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax
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carnauba
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A Brazilian palm tree having waxy, fan-shaped leaves and toothed leafstalks, (taxlink Copernicia prunifera species noshow=1). 2 (context not countable English) The hard wax obtained from the leaves of this plant and used especially in polishes.
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n. hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes [syn: carnauba wax ] Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax [syn: carnauba palm , ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Carnauba \Car*nau"ba\, n. (Bot.) The Brazilian wax palm. See Wax palm .