fig wax vs wax

fig wax and wax both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fig wax	Yes	No	No	No
wax	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, wax is a hypernym of fig wax; that is, wax is a word with a broader meaning than fig wax:

fig wax: a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree
wax: any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water

fig wax (noun)	wax (noun)
a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree	any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water