carnauba
a palm, Copernicia prunifera, of Brazil, having palmate leaves covered with wax.
Also called carnauba wax . the hard, lustrous wax obtained from the leaves of this tree, used as a polish or floor wax.
Origin of carnauba
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One more snooze, and then alternating helpings of confectioner’s glaze and carnauba wax stack up the sheen.
Inside the technicolor factory where Jelly Belly makes its beans | Corinne Iozzio | February 22, 2022 | Popular-ScienceIf the ratio is above 3.8, it is very probable that Japanese or carnauba wax or grease has been added.
carnauba wax is extensively used in the manufacture of candles.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold CooleyThe carnauba root likewise has a diuretic power, and possesses unusual efficacy, in the cure of acute and chronic blennorrhas.
British Dictionary definitions for carnauba
/ (kɑːˈnaʊbə) /
Also called: wax palm a Brazilian fan palm, Copernicia cerifera
Also called: carnauba wax the wax obtained from the young leaves of this tree, used esp as a polish
Origin of carnauba
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