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noun
Any plant of the genus Hoya, especially those which are commonly cultivated as houseplants.
Hoya carnosa, native to East Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: honey plant, waxflower, porcelainflower
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any plant of the genus Hoya, especially those which are commonly cultivated as houseplants.
Hoya bilobata, native to the Philippines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: honey plant, waxflower, porcelainflower
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The candelilla, a plant of species Euphorbia antisyphilitica, native to Texas and northern Mexico.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star-shaped flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Hoya carnosa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hoya
History
From wax + plant.
