carnauba: Meaning and Definition of
car•nau•ba
Pronunciation: (kär-nou'bu, -nô'-, -n'-), [key] — n.
- a palm, Copernicia prunifera, of Brazil, having palmate leaves covered with wax.
- Also calledthe hard, lustrous wax obtained from the leaves of this tree, used as a polish or floor wax.
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