| NOUN | plant | waxwork, bittersweet, American bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, staff vine, shrubby bittersweet, Celastrus scandens | twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds |
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| artifact | waxwork, wax figure | an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax |
| Meaning | Twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds. | |
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| Synonyms | bittersweet, American bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, staff vine, shrubby bittersweet, Celastrus scandens | |
| Member of | Celastrus, genus Celastrus | Genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia |
| Broader | vine | A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
| Meaning | An effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax. | |
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| Synonym | wax figure | |
| Broader | effigy, image, simulacrum | A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture) |
| Spanish | figura de cera | |
| Catalan | figura de cera | |
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