wax palm vs Copernicia prunifera

wax palm and Copernicia prunifera both are nouns.

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

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

wax palm and Copernicia prunifera: 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 cerifera.

wax palm (noun)	Copernicia prunifera (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