Crossword-Solution: CARNAHUBA
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
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CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with CARNAHUBA (5)
The Indians of South America weave baskets equally useful from the fronds of the Carnahuba and other palms.
The soil is thin and porous and does not retain moisture, consequently the long, dry season turns the country into a barren desert, relieved only by vegetation along the river courses and mountain ranges, and by the hardy, widely-distributed carnahuba palm (_Copernicia cerifera_), which in places forms groves of considerable extent.
The natural vegetable productions are important, and include _maniçoba_ or Ceará rubber, carnahuba wax and fibre, cajú wine and ipecacuanha.
The coast and tide-water rivers are fringed with mangrove, and the sandy plain reaching back to the margin of the inland plateau is generally bare of vegetation, though the carnahuba palm (_Copernicia cerifera_) and some species of low-growing trees are to be found in many places.
Another highly useful palm is the _carnauba_ or _carnahuba_ (_Copernicia cerifera_) which supplies fruit, medullary meal, food for cattle, boards and timber, fibre, wax and medicine.