1) American bittersweet 2) An effigy made of wax 3) Bittersweet 4) Celastrus scandens 5) Climbing bittersweet 6) False bittersweet 7) Staff vine 8) Vine Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/waxwork
• (n.) An American climbing shrub (Celastrus scandens). It bears a profusion of yellow berrylike pods, which open in the autumn, and display the scarlet coverings of the seeds. • (n.) Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed or partly of wax, in imitation of real beings. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/waxwork/
Wax'work` noun 1. Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed or partly of wax, in imitation of real beings. 2. (Botany) An American climbing shrub ( Celastrus scandens ). It bears a profusion of yellow berrylike pods, which open in the autumn, and display the ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/17