wax vs fig wax

wax and fig wax both are nouns.

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

As nouns, fig wax is a hyponym of wax; that is, fig wax is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wax:

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: a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree

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