NOUN | plant | wax palm, caranday, caranda, caranda palm, Copernicia australis, Copernicia alba | South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax |
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plant | wax palm, carnauba, carnauba palm, Copernicia prunifera, Copernicia cerifera | Brazilian fan palm having an edible root | |
plant | wax palm, Ceroxylon andicola, Ceroxylon alpinum | palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles |
Meaning | South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax. | |
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Synonyms | caranday, caranda, caranda palm, Copernicia australis, Copernicia alba | |
Member of | Copernicia, genus Copernicia | Slow-growing tropical fan palms |
Broader | fan palm | palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves |
Spanish | caranda, caranday, Copernicia australis | |
Catalan | caranday |
Meaning | Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax. | |
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Synonyms | carnauba, carnauba palm, Copernicia prunifera, Copernicia cerifera | |
Member of | Copernicia, genus Copernicia | Slow-growing tropical fan palms |
Broader | fan palm | palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves |
Substances | carnauba wax, carnauba | Hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes |
Catalan | carnauba |
Meaning | palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles. | |
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Synonyms | Ceroxylon andicola, Ceroxylon alpinum | |
Member of | Ceroxylon, genus Ceroxylon | wax palms |
Broader | feather palm | palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves |
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