Noun
- 1. carnauba wax, carnauba, wax
- usage: hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes
- 2. carnauba, carnauba palm, wax palm, Copernicia prunifera, Copernicia cerifera, fan palm
- usage: Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax
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