any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water

cover with wax

go up or advance

increase in phase

a common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod

snap beans with yellow pods

hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to bronze-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant

writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing

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

any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance

stick of wax with a wick in the middle

any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers

moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs

any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries

South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax

Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax

palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles

paper that has been waterproofed by treatment with wax or paraffin

succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star-shaped flowers

one who deals in wax candles

constituting the order Myricales

deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries

deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries

treated with wax

made of or covered with wax

having the paleness of wax

twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions

epiphytic clusia of British Guiana

small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age

the quality of being made of wax or covered with wax

the application of wax to a surface

a gradual increase in magnitude or extent

(of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases

having the paleness of wax

any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers

brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips

twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

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

made of or covered with wax

easily impressed or influenced

capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking

having the paleness of wax

any fungus of the family Hygrophoraceae having gills that are more or less waxy in appearance