carnauba wax

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1. hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	wax,
definition	:	any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water (noun.substance)

substance meronym	:	carnauba, carnauba palm, copernicia cerifera, copernicia prunifera, wax palm,
definition	:	Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax (noun.plant)