car|nau|ba

car|nau|ba
car|nau|ba «kahr NOW buh», noun.
the Brazilian wax palm.
[< Portuguese carnauba < the Tupi (Brazil) name]

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  • carnauba — car·nau·ba …   English syllables

  • carnauba — car·nau·ba (kahr nawґbə) Copernicia cerifera, the source of carnauba wax …   Medical dictionary

  • carnauba — car|nau|ba Mot Pla Nom femení …   Diccionari Català-Català

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  • carnaubic — car·nau·bic …   English syllables

  • carnauba — car•nau•ba [[t]kɑrˈnaʊ bə, ˈnɔ , ˈnu [/t]] n. pl. bas 1) pln a palm, Copernicia prunifera, of Brazil, having palmate leaves covered with wax 2) pln Also called carnau′ba wax . a hard lustrous wax obtained from the leaves of this tree and used as… …   From formal English to slang

  • ba — ab·ba·cy; ab·ba·si; ab·ba·tial; ac·ro·ba·cy; ac·ti·no·ba·cil·lus; adi·ba·si; aero·ba·cil·lus; ag·ba; al·a·ba·do; al·ba·cea; al·ba·co·ra; al·ba·core; al·ba·da; al·ba; al·ba·ha·ca; al·ba·nen·ses; al·ba·nia; al·ba·ny; al·ba·rel·lo; al·gar·ro·ba;… …   English syllables

  • Carnauba — Car*nau ba, n. (Bot.) The Brazilian wax palm. See {Wax palm}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bic — acer·bic; alem·bic; amoe·bic; an·ti·pro·throm·bic; an·ti·throm·bic; ascor·bic; bom·bic·cite; cal·ci·pho·bic; car·nau·bic; che·ru·bic; cho·li·am·bic; cho·ri·am·bic; claus·tro·pho·bic; cor·bic·u·late; cu·bic·i·ty; cu·bic·u·lum; ephe·bic;… …   English syllables

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