黄おう蝋ろう

noun

yellow beeswax

Archaic term for yellow beeswax. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical or specialized contexts.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょに「黄おう蝋ろう」という語ごが見みられるが、現げん代だいでは「蜜みつ蝋ろう」と言いう。

  The word 黄蝋 appears in old documents, but today it is called 蜜蝋 (beeswax).