carnauba
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary car·nau·ba n. Pronunciation: kär- ' no ̇ -bə, - ' nau ̇ -; ˌ kär-nə- ' ü-bə Function: noun Etymology: Brazilian Portuguese carnaúba, from Tupi karana ʔ íβa, from karaná, a palm (perh. Mauritia carana or M. flexuosa ) + ɨ βa stem, plant, tree Date: 1866 : a fan-leaved palm ( Copernicia prunifera syn. C. cerifera ) of Brazil that has an edible root and yields a useful leaf fiber and carnauba wax carnauba wax Function: noun Date: 1854 : a hard brittle high-melting wax obtained from the leaves of the carnauba palm and used chiefly in polishes