Hyphenation of carnauba

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word carnauba ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

car-nau-ba

Definitions of carnauba :

1.	Hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes
2.	Brazilian fan palm having an edible root Source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax

Synonyms of carnauba :

noun	carnauba wax, wax
noun	carnauba palm, wax palm, Copernicia prunifera, Copernicia cerifera, fan palm

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