English noun: waxwork | |||
1. | waxwork (plant) twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds | ||
Synonyms | American bittersweet, bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, shrubby bittersweet, staff vine | ||
Broader (hypernym) | vine | ||
Member meronym | Celastrus, genus Celastrus | ||
2. | waxwork (artifact) an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax | ||
Synonyms | wax figure | ||
Broader (hypernym) | effigy, image, simulacrum | ||