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carnaubas

carnaubas is the plural of carnauba.

Meaning of carnauba

Noun

carnauba (countable and uncountable, plural carnaubas)

  1. A Brazilian palm tree having waxy, fan-shaped leaves and toothed leafstalks, Copernicia prunifera.
  2. (uncountable) The hard wax obtained from the leaves of this plant and used especially in polishes.
    Synonyms:
    carnauba wax

Questions about carnaubas

What is carnaubas the plural of?
Carnaubas is the plural of carnauba.

Words near carnaubas in the dictionary

  1. carnationists
  2. carnations
  3. carnauba
  4. carnauba wax
  5. carnauba waxes
  6. carnaubas
  7. carnaubic acid
  8. carnaval
  9. carnavals
  10. Carnavon
  11. Carnbroe

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