ALL meanings of carnauba
car·nau·ba
C c - noun carnauba a Brazilian fan palm, Copernicia cerifera 3
- noun carnauba the wax obtained from the young leaves of this tree, used esp as a polish 3
- noun carnauba a Brazilian palm tree (Copernicia cerifera) that yields a hard wax used in making polishes, lipsticks, carbon paper, etc. 3
- noun carnauba A northeastern Brazilian fan palm, the leaves of which exude a yellowish wax. 1
- noun carnauba a palm, Copernicia prunifera, of Brazil, having palmate leaves covered with wax. 1
- noun carnauba Also called carnauba wax. the hard, lustrous wax obtained from the leaves of this tree, used as a polish or floor wax. 1
- noun carnauba type of wax 1
- noun carnauba A Brazilian palm tree having waxy, fan-shaped leaves and toothed leafstalks, Copernicia prunifera. 0
- noun carnauba (not countable) The hard wax obtained from the leaves of this plant and used especially in polishes. 0