wax plant

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English

Hoya carnosa flowers

Alternative forms

Etymology

From wax +‎ plant.

Noun

wax plant (plural wax plants)

  1. Any plant of the genus Hoya, especially those which are commonly cultivated as houseplants.
    Synonyms: honey plant, waxflower, porcelainflower
    1. Hoya carnosa, native to East Asia.
    2. Hoya bilobata, native to the Philippines.
  2. The candelilla, a plant of species Euphorbia antisyphilitica, native to Texas and northern Mexico.