n.
Pronunciation: kär- ' no ̇ -b ə , - ' nau ̇ -; ˌ kär-n ə - ' ü-b ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Brazilian Portuguese carnaúba, from Tupi karana ʔ í β a, from karaná, a palm (perh. Mauritia carana or M. flexuosa ) + ɨ β a 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 carnauba wax