copernicia cerifera

Noun
  1. Brazilian fan palm having an edible root;
    Source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax (synset 112609081)
    is a type of: fan palm - palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves
    belongs to: copernicia, genus copernicia - slow-growing tropical fan palms
    substance holonym: carnauba, carnauba wax - hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes
    same as: carnauba, carnauba palm, copernicia prunifera, wax palm

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