carnauban.
/kɑːˈnɔːbə//kɑːˈnaʊbə//kɑːnəˈuːbə/ 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.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other vegetable materials > [noun] > waxy materials
wax1799
carnauba wax1854
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular tree or plant yielding useful gum or resin > [noun] > of South America or West Indies > other South American gum trees
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1854 R. D. Thomson Cycl. Chem. 521/2 Wax, Carnauba... From the leaves of a palm in Brazil; soluble in hot alcohol and ether.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 225 Carnäuba, a Brazilian palm, Corypha cerifera, the leaves of which yield a wax, which is used for making candles.
1919 Chambers'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.
1958 Listener 4 Dec. 967/1 The hard, most efficient polishing waxes (carnauba wax, for instance) had often to be mixed with less efficient, softer wax.
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