wax palm vs carnauba palm

wax palm and carnauba palm both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wax palm	Yes	No	No	No
carnauba palm	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wax palm and carnauba palm are synonyms defined as:

wax palm and carnauba palm: 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, Copernicia cerifera, Copernicia prunifera.

wax palm (noun)	carnauba palm (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