JAPAN WAX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Japan wax mean? 

• JAPAN WAX (noun)
  The noun JAPAN WAX has 1 sense:

1. a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes

  Familiarity information: JAPAN WAX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JAPAN WAX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

Japan tallow; Japan wax

Hypernyms ("Japan 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)