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carnauba definition

car·nau·ba (kär′nô′bə, -no̵u′-, -no̵̅o̅′-)

noun

a Brazilian palm tree (Copernicia cerifera) that yields a hard wax used in making polishes, lipsticks, carbon paper, etc.

Etymology: BrazPort < Tupí

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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