carnauba

Noun

Meaning

The Brazilian wax palm. See Wax palm.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

carnauba wax carnauba palm Copernicia cerifera Copernicia prunifera wax palm polish require claim demand request seek wax propose beeswax waxy
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Antonyms

shun answer insist

Hypernyms

wax fan palm

Examples

Suzyanne16/Shutterstock“I’ve seen carnauba wax in candies—the same stuff that’s in car wax,” says Taub-Dix. Source: Internet

This is incorrect—the dark colour is actually due to a layer of carnauba wax which was put on the stone to protect it from oil on people’s fingers as they were examining the text. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

carnation-grass carnationed carnationist carnauba palm carnauba wax carnaubic acid