caranda
- noun
- US
- The caranda is valued for the wax produced from its leaves.
Examples
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Researchers studied the potential uses of caranda wax in cosmetics and polishes.
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The caranda tree is native to Brazil.
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In rural Brazil, locals harvest caranda palms every season.
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Many carandas grow in tropical regions.
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In rural Brazil, locals harvest caranda palms every season.
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The caranda is valued for the wax produced from its leaves.
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Researchers studied the potential uses of caranda wax in cosmetics and polishes.
Synonyms
A South American palm tree that makes a hard wax used in polishes and beauty products
A South American palm tree that produces wax like carnauba wax
A South American palm tree that makes a hard wax used in many products
A South American palm tree that makes a hard wax used to make polish
A Brazilian fan palm with edible roots and leaves used for fiber and yellow wax
A Brazilian fan palm that gives edible roots, strong fibers, and hard yellow wax
A Brazilian palm tree that gives yellow wax and leaf fiber
A Brazilian fan palm with an edible root used for wax and leaf fiber
A slow-growing tropical palm with fan-shaped waxy leaves
Compounds
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Etymology
The word caranda comes from a local South American name for a wax-producing 'palm', and it is like the name carnauba, which you may know as a type of 'wax'. So, caranda today means the palm whose leaves give a hard 'wax' used in polishes and cosmetics.