English noun: carnauba palm | |||
1. | carnauba palm (plant) Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax | ||
Synonyms | carnauba, Copernicia cerifera, Copernicia prunifera, wax palm | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fan palm | ||
Member meronym | Copernicia, genus Copernicia | ||
Substance holonym | carnauba, carnauba wax | ||