carnauba

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Carnauba \Car*nau"ba\, n. (Bot.)
   The Brazilian wax palm. See {Wax palm}.
   [1913 Webster]