carnauba   (TTS Sound)

The noun carnauba has 2 senses

• carnauba wax, carnauba -- (hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes)


• carnauba, carnauba palm, wax palm, Copernicia prunifera, Copernicia cerifera -- (Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax)