noun
Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax
• Syn: ↑carnauba, ↑carnauba palm, ↑wax palm, ↑Copernicia prunifera
• Hypernyms: ↑fan palm
• Member Holonyms: ↑Copernicia, ↑genus Copernicia
• Substance Meronyms: ↑carnauba wax, ↑carnauba
Useful english dictionary. 2012.