carnauba palm, Copernicia cerifera, Copernicia prunifera, wax palm, carnauba - Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax

wax - any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water

fan palm - palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves

Copernicia, genus Copernicia - slow-growing tropical fan palms

carnauba, carnauba wax - hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes