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English noun: carnauba

1. carnauba (plant) hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes


Synonymscarnauba wax


Broader (hypernym)wax


Substance meronymcarnauba, carnauba palm, Copernicia cerifera, Copernicia prunifera, wax palm

2. carnauba (plant) Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax


Synonymscarnauba palm, Copernicia cerifera, Copernicia prunifera, wax palm


Broader (hypernym)fan palm


Member meronymCopernicia, genus Copernicia


Substance holonymcarnauba, carnauba wax









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