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Noun (2 meanings)

1. twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds.

bittersweet, American bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork, shrubby bittersweet, Celastrus scandens

waxwork is a type of:
  • vine (noun) - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
waxwork is a member of:
  • Celastrus, genus Celastrus (noun) - genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet

2. an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax.

waxwork, wax figure

waxwork is a type of: