noun
Meaning 1
Any plant of the genus Hoya.
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Standard Lemma guide
waxflower
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noun
Meaning 2
Hoya carnosa, the waxplant.
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noun
Meaning 3
Chamelaucium.
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noun
Meaning 4
Stephanotis floribunda, the Madagascar jasmine.
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noun
Meaning 5
small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wildflower, wild flower
noun
Meaning 6
epiphytic clusia of British Guiana
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Synonyms: Clusia insignis
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Broader terms: air plant, epiphyte, aerophyte, epiphytic plant
noun
Meaning 7
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Madagascar jasmine, Stephanotis floribunda
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stephanotis
History
Etymology
From wax + flower.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: hoja — plant of he genus Hoya
- Czech: voskovka — plant of he genus Hoya
- Finnish: posliinikukka — plant of he genus Hoya
- German: Wachsblume — plant of he genus Hoya
- German: Porzellanblume — plant of he genus Hoya
- Hungarian: viaszvirág — plant of he genus Hoya
- Polish: hoja — plant of he genus Hoya
- Russian: плющ восково́й (pljušč voskovój) — plant of he genus Hoya
- Russian: хо́йя (xójja) — plant of he genus Hoya
- Serbo-Croatian: hoja — plant of he genus Hoya
- Serbo-Croatian: voštani cvijet — plant of he genus Hoya
- Serbo-Croatian: voštani cvet — plant of he genus Hoya
- Swedish: porslinsblomma — plant of he genus Hoya
- Turkish: mum çiçeği — plant of he genus Hoya
- Czech: voskovka — Hoya carnosa
- Czech: hoja masitá — Hoya carnosa
- Czech: voskovka masitá — Hoya carnosa
- Finnish: isoposliinikukka — Hoya carnosa
- Japanese: 桜蘭 (sakura-ran) — Hoya carnosa
- Pannonian Rusyn: Марийово слизи (Marijovo slizi) — Hoya carnosa
- Polish: hoja różowa — Hoya carnosa
- Russian: хо́йа мяги́стая (xója mjagístaja) — Hoya carnosa
- Serbo-Croatian: voštani cvijet — Hoya carnosa
- Serbo-Croatian: voštani cvet — Hoya carnosa
- Swedish: porslinsblomma — Hoya carnosa
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