Copernicia cerifera vs carnauba

Copernicia cerifera and carnauba both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Copernicia cerifera	Yes	No	No	No
carnauba	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Copernicia cerifera and carnauba are synonyms defined as:

Copernicia cerifera and carnauba: Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax

Other synonyms of Copernicia cerifera include carnauba palm, Copernicia prunifera, wax palm.

Copernicia cerifera (noun)	carnauba (noun)
Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax	Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax
	hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes