Jisho

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Noun
1. vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax
Wikipedia definition
2. Japan waxJapan wax is a pale-yellow, waxy, water-insoluble solid with a gummy feel, obtained from the berries of certain sumacs native to Japan and China, such as Rhus verniciflua (Japanese sumac tree) and R. succedanea (Japanese wax tree). Japan wax is a byproduct of lacquer manufacture. It is not a true wax but a fat that contains 10-15% palmitin, stearin, and olein with about 1% japanic acid (1,21-heneicosanedioic acid). Japan wax is sold in flat squares or disks and has a rancid odor.
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Other forms
木ろう 【もくろう】木蠟 【もくろう】
Notes
木蠟: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.

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