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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 car·nau·ba /kɑrˈnɔbə, ˈnaʊ; ˌkɑrnəˈubə/
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Car·nau·ba n. Bot. The Brazilian wax palm. See Wax palm.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 carnauba
      n 1: hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba
           palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes [syn: carnauba
            wax]
      2: Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful
         leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax [syn: carnauba
          palm, wax palm, Copernicia prunifera, Copernicia
          cerifera]