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FIG WAX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fig wax mean?
• FIG WAX (noun)
The noun FIG WAX has 1 sense:
1. a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree
Familiarity information: FIG WAX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
fig wax; gondang wax
Hypernyms ("fig wax" is a kind of...):
wax (any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water)
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