| NOUN | substance | beeswax | a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs |
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| VERB | contact | beeswax | cover with beeswax |
| Meaning | A yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs. | |
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| Narrower | Ghedda wax | wax from Indian and African bees |
| Broader | animal product | A product made from animal material |
| wax | Any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin | |
| Substances | cerotic acid, hexacosanoic acid | A white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax) |
| Spanish | cera de abeja, cera de abejas, cera | |
| Catalan | cera d'abella, cera d'abelles, cerut | |
| Verbs | beeswax | cover with beeswax |
| Meaning | Cover with beeswax. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Chris beeswaxed the kitchen table" | |
| Broader | wax | Cover with wax |
| Nouns | beeswax | a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs |
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