CARNAUBA

noun Etymology: Brazilian Portuguese carnaúba, from Tupi karanaʔíβa, from karaná, a palm (perhaps Mauritia carana or M. flexuosa) + ɨβa stem, plant, tree Date: 1866 a fan-leaved palm ( Copernicia prunifera syn. C. cerifera ) of Brazil that has an edible root and yields a useful leaf fiber and ~ wax