noun
- the refuse matter from melted beeswax, consisting of cocoons, pollen, and other debris
Usage: beekeeping
Examples
- The beekeeper separated the pure wax from the slumgum after melting the old combs.
- Slumgum contains bits of cocoons and pollen that remain after wax processing.
- She discarded the slumgum and kept only the clean beeswax for candle making.
- The dark residue at the bottom of the melting pot was mostly slumgum.
- Commercial beekeepers often sell their slumgum to companies that extract remaining wax.