Carnauba Definition

kär-nôbə, -nou-, -no͝o-
noun
A palm tree (Copernicia prunifera) of Brazil, having fan-shaped waxy leaves.
American Heritage
A Brazilian palm tree (Copernicia cerifera) that yields a hard wax used in making polishes, lipsticks, carbon paper, etc.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Carnauba

Noun

Singular:
carnauba
Plural:
carnaubas

Origin of Carnauba

  • From Portuguese carnaúba, from Old Tupi karanaiwa.

    From Wiktionary

  • Portuguese from Tupí carnaúba

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Carnauba Sentence Examples

  • Forest products include rubber, carnauba wax and dyewoods.

  • Another highly useful palm is the carnauba or carnahuba (Copernicia cerifera) which supplies fruit, medullary meal, food for cattle, boards and timber, fibre, wax and medicine.

  • Unfortunately, much of what is advertised as carnauba wax these days is far from it.

  • Beeswax and carnauba are the most common ingredients found in the more natural lip products.

  • Most waxes are classified as either a natural form of carnauba wax or a synthetic paint sealant.

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Words Starting With

CCACAR

Words Ending With

ABAUBA

Unscrambles

carnauba

Words Starting With C and Ending With A

Starts With C & Ends With AStarts With CA & Ends With AStarts With C & Ends With BA

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With C8 Letter Words Ending With A