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carnauba|kɑːˈnɔːbə, -ˈnaʊ-, kɑːnəˈuːbə|
[Pg.]
The Brazilian wax-palm, Copernicia cerifera; so carnauba wax, a wax exuded from the leaves of the carnauba and used in the manufacture of polishes, candles, etc.
1854R. D. Thomson Dict. Chem. 521/2 Wax, Carnauba... From the leaves of a palm in Brazil; soluble in hot alcohol and ether. 1866Lindley & Moore Treas. Bot. I. 225 Carnäuba, a Brazilian palm, Corypha cerifera, the leaves of which yield a wax, which is used for making candles. 1919Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 271/1 It is a question whether there is a more wonderful or more useful tree to man than the carnauba (or carnahuba) tree of Brazil. 1958Listener 4 Dec. 967/1 The hard, most efficient polishing waxes (carnauba wax, for instance) had often to be mixed with less efficient, softer wax. |