copernicia prunifera(n = noun.plant) carnauba, carnauba palm, copernicia cerifera, wax palm - Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax;
is a kind of fan palm
is a member of copernicia, genus copernicia

copernicia, copernicia alba, copernicia australis, copernicia cerifera, genus copernicia