Meaning

4 senses
  1. Any plant of the genus Hoya.

    Wachsblume, Porzellanblume

    плющ восково́йpljušč voskovój, хо́йяxójja

  2. Hoya carnosa, the waxplant.

    хо́йа мяги́стаяxója mjagístaja

  3. Chamelaucium.

  4. Stephanotis floribunda, the Madagascar jasmine.

More definitions
  • epiphytic clusia of British Guiana
  • small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age
  • twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
plant of he genus Hoya:
Hoya carnosa:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
plant of he genus Hoya:

Origin

From wax + flower.

From wax + flower.

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Forms

plural: waxflowers
Singularwaxflower
Pluralwaxflowers

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • epiphytic clusia of British Guiana:Clusia insignis
  • small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age:Indian pipeMonotropa uniflora
  • twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions:Madagascar jasmineStephanotis floribunda

See also

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