Plural of beeswax; the yellowish or whitish waxy substance secreted by honeybees to build their honeycombs, or third-person singular verb form meaning to apply beeswax to something.
From Old English 'beo' (bee) + 'weax' (wax), literally 'bee-wax.' Bees produce this wax from special glands and use it as building material; humans discovered its polishing and waterproofing properties centuries ago.
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