English noun: carnauba | |||
1. | carnauba (plant) hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes | ||
Synonyms | carnauba wax | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wax | ||
Substance meronym | carnauba, 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 | ||
Synonyms | carnauba palm, Copernicia cerifera, Copernicia prunifera, wax palm | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fan palm | ||
Member meronym | Copernicia, genus Copernicia | ||
Substance holonym | carnauba, carnauba wax | ||