wax palm vs Copernicia cerifera

wax palm and Copernicia cerifera both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wax palm	Yes	No	No	No
Copernicia cerifera	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wax palm and Copernicia cerifera are synonyms defined as:

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

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

wax palm (noun)	Copernicia cerifera (noun)
palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles	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
South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax